SIOP
Education & Academia abbreviation · K-12 Education
| Stands for | Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol |
|---|---|
| Categories | Education & Academia |
SIOP stands for Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol, a K-12 education abbreviation.
Research-based model for planning and delivering sheltered content lessons to English learners, organized around eight components such as lesson preparation, building background, comprehensible input and interaction. It was developed by Jana Echevarría, MaryEllen Vogt and Deborah Short.
Example: Our science teachers use SIOP lesson plans with language objectives on the board every day.
Usage notes
SIOP began as an observation tool for researchers and became a widely used teacher training model. Each lesson includes a content objective and a language objective. Pronounced "SY-op".
Related abbreviations
More K-12 education abbreviations
- RTI – Response to intervention
- SDC – Special day class
- SDI – Specially designed instruction
- SEA – State educational agency
- SEI – Sheltered English immersion
- SEL – Social-emotional learning
- SLD – Specific learning disability
- SLP – Speech-language pathologist
- SPED – Special education
- SRO – School resource officer
- SST – Student study team
- STEAM – Science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics