SDAIE


 * SDAIE**- Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English

Classes taught by qualified individuals who are adequately trained in teaching methods designed for ELL's to participate. In an SDAIE class, all students should be able to fully participate, whether a fluent speaker or someone just beginning to acquire the language.


 * [|SDAIE Teaching Strategies]**
 * 1) Emphasis on //Academic Language//
 * 2) //Active Learning// as evidence of learning
 * 3) //Assessing Prior Knowledge//
 * 4) //Building New Knowledge//
 * 5) //Collaborative Problem Solving//
 * 6) //Cultural Affirmation// through opportunities to share from a multicultural perspective
 * 7) //Demonstration and Modeling//
 * 8) //Visual Definitions// - Graphic organizers, pictures, dramatization to aid student comprehension
 * 9) Integrate //Speaking, Listening, Reading,// and //Writing// in all the curriculum
 * 10) //Questioning Techniques//


 * [|More SDAIE Strategies]**

- From Azusa Unified
 * [|Model Lesson Plan]**
 * Content Area: (Remember that SDAIE lessons are GRADE LEVEL CONTENT lessons) **
 * Grade Level:**
 * Topic:**
 * Content Standard(s): (Check in the California Content Standards for an appropriate standard) **
 * Lesson Objective: (Think about what the students will be able to do at the end of the lesson and how you will evaluate their understanding of the concept. How will you know if they have met the standard?) **
 * Assessment: (Think about what the students will be able to do at the end of the lesson and how you will evaluate their understanding of the concept. How will you know if they have met the standard?) **
 * Materials: (What instructional materials are needed for this lesson?) **
 * Language Demands: (What will be asked of the student?) **
 * Listening: (Example: Listen to the teacher read a story) **
 * Speaking: (Example: Group presentation) **
 * Reading: (Example: Reading research information from a picture book) **
 * Writing: (Writing on a chart) **
 * Key Vocabulary: (What is the academic language that needs to be learned for this content area?) **
 * Learning Opportunities and Instruction: (This is the Who?, What?, Where?, When? and How? of the lesson. What is going to take place during the formal lesson?) **
 * Into**
 * Through**
 * Beyond**
 * Anticipatory Set: (How do you get the students ready for the lesson?) **
 * Guided Practice: (What steps will the teacher lead the students through in order to reinforce the instruction?) **
 * Independent Practice: (What activities will the students do on their own to reinforce the learning?) **
 * Application and Assessment: (What extended activities are planned for the students? These activities should allow the students to demonstrate their knowledge of the content and how to apply that knowledge to the real world. How will the teacher measure the mastery of the content?) **

SDAIE Strategies for the ELD Classroom


 * Speak slowly and repetition


 * Lots of visuals and realia


 * Context embedded


 * Manipulatives and hands on


 * Limit use of idiom


 * Activate prior knowledge


 * Limit teacher-centered lectures


 * Focus on the meaning, not the form


 * Cooperative learning


 * Graphic organizer


 * Games


 * Media


 * Preview-review


 * Comprehensible input


 * Art


 * Drama


 * Alternative assessment


 * Use gestures and facial expressions


 * TPR (Total physical response)


 * Multicultural activities


 * READ! Lots of time for SSR (self selected reading) and pleasure reading!

__**SDAIE Check list K-12**__ __1. Planning __ __2. Instruction__ __3. Materials __ 1. Each student must have access to bilingal dictionaries if they are needed. 2. Visuals are a great way to model instruction and help the visual learners understand  __4. Assessment/Evaluation__ __5. Classroom Environment__ Revised from document found on website: dwflash.com/Content/Lesson_Planning/**SDAIE**_**Checklist**.doc
 * 1) Identify the the different learning styles in which to teach.
 * 2) Develop key vocabulary that must be taught and learned.
 * 3) Use different strategies to help encorage the students to interact with each other. 
 * 4) Make sure that lessons are based on the buliding of prior knowledge. 
 * 5) The results should be based on English proficency levels for all students
 * 6) Use //into/through/beyond // lesson planning.
 * 7) Make sure to include scaffolding techniques.
 * 1) Use bold gestures and facial expressions. 
 * 2) Make sure to enunciate exactly what you are trying to say. 
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">If different text or speech needs to be used, modify as needed. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Use graphic organizers that help support the each lesson. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">If needed, explain idiomatic expressions.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Always include synonyms, paraphrasing, and examples. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Make sure that each child is represented by using examples that pertain to the diverse setting in the classroom.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Make sure the examples are believeable and realistic.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Check regularly for understanding and comprehension.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Each student should feel welcome to ask questions.
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Help the students learn strategies related to the conent.
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Do not rush the students and allow adequate response time to asked questions.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Assesment and evaluation should be conducted using the state standards and curriculum set into place.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Do not use just one method of assessment; use many.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Accept responses in students' primary language (beginning EL's) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Frequently give students feedback on how they are doing and how they can imporove.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">The room should be filled with all the student's hard work. All work should be dispalyed even if it is not the perfect work.