SDAIE Models and Strategies Flashcards

Which SDAIE technique involves providing students with a structured framework to organize information before reading a content-area text?

Answer: Graphic organizer

Graphic organizers give ELLs a visual framework to organize prior knowledge and new information before and during reading.

A teacher uses 'Think-Pair-Share' during a science lesson. Which SDAIE principle does this primarily support?

Answer: Increasing academic language interaction among students

Think-Pair-Share gives ELLs structured opportunities to practice academic language with a partner before sharing with the whole class.

In the SIOP model, which component ensures that both content objectives AND language objectives are explicitly communicated to students?

Answer: Lesson Preparation

The Lesson Preparation component of SIOP requires teachers to write and post clear content and language objectives for every lesson.

A teacher previews key vocabulary using pictures and realia before a social studies unit. This strategy primarily addresses which SDAIE component?

Answer: Building background and bridging to prior knowledge

Pre-teaching vocabulary with visuals and realia builds background knowledge and bridges students' prior experience to new content.

Which SDAIE strategy is MOST effective when a teacher wants to make abstract scientific processes visible and concrete for ELL students?

Answer: Demonstration and modeling with real materials

Physical demonstrations with real materials make abstract processes observable and understandable for ELLs at all proficiency levels.

The Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA) integrates which three components?

Answer: Content topics, academic language, and learning strategies

CALLA explicitly teaches content-area topics, the academic language demands of those topics, and metacognitive and cognitive learning strategies.

During a SDAIE lesson, a teacher frequently checks for understanding using thumbs up/down signals, mini whiteboards, and exit tickets. What is the PRIMARY benefit of these techniques for ELLs?

Answer: They provide formative data without requiring lengthy oral or written responses

Low-stakes formative checks allow ELLs to demonstrate understanding in ways that don't penalize limited English proficiency.