Jessica Paldino

SIOP LESSON REFLECTION QUESTIONS (be sure to elaborate on your answers...a short
paragraph for each question should be sufficient)

1.  Did you achieve both your language and content objectives?   How can, you be sure?
Yes, I believe my group achieved both our language and our content objectives. I can be
sure because each students had to verbally explain their concept map that was on one of the four
treatments.

2. Do you feel you "immersed" the students in the vocabulary?  Based on your assessment, did
the students have their own understanding of each of the vocab words?
Yes, our vocabulary were the treatments, so every student got “immersed” into the
vocabulary in many different forms. First, we just brought the vocabulary to the student’s
attention, then we explained each type of treatment and with that we explained the meaning and
used pictures to help the students further there understanding of the word.

3.  Do you feel you had enough interaction, giving students the chance to apply the
language/content with other students?  Why or why not?
I feel like we had a lot of interaction. I think the concept map and the case study allowed
the students to interact with the vocabulary, the history, and other students in the room. These all
gave many opportunities to elaborate, ask questions and interact. I do think we could have
allowed for more time at the end to wrap it up with the KWL chart.

4.  What are three aspects of the SIOP process that you find effective and truly need to be in your
lesson plans (especially if ELLs are present)?
I think one aspect is building background. We picked a topic where truly a lot of people
did not know a lot about it so building background was vital to build vocabulary. The second
aspect of the SIOP process was having meaningful activities. Having a complex topic made us
look deeper at how the activities could help comprehension of the topic. The third and final
aspect was review and assessment. The case study and concept map allowed for us, the teachers,
to assess if the students understood the concepts, we just explained to them. This also helps us
have a lot of interaction.

5.  Looking back now that you've completed the lesson, what is one thing you would have done
differently?  Why?
One thing I would have done differently is timing. We had a complex topic and a lot of
information. Although we did get through it all and finished within the time frame, I felt slightly
rushed towards the end. The one thing I would change is the timing.