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Deborah J. Short - MaryEllen Vogt - Jana Echevarría

The SIOP® Model for Administrators

At last, a book that addresses the needs of administrators approaching the SIOP® Model!

Written by the renowned author team of Deborah Short, MaryEllen Vogt, and Jana Echevarría, this newest addition to the SIOP® Model Series provides a clear overview of the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol Model and how it relates to administrators, so they can better support and assess their teachers’ training and implementation of the SIOP® Model. With its concrete strategies and integrative approach, this book is an indispensable administrative resource and the ideal companion to the authors’ other best-selling SIOP® books. Check out the entire series online atwww.allynbaconmerrill.com!

“I am very excited about the...specific, practical information for administrators/lead teachers on how to “roll out” the SIOP® initiative and tailor it to their own district. Administrators want this practical approach!”

–Jennifer Pearsall, ESL Coach, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina

“The [materials] hit many of the big issues that our district has seen. Including an entire chapter on how to incorporate the SIOP® into existing initiatives is brilliant!

–Susan Dean, Director of Bilingual and ESL Programs, Southwest Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas

Deborah J. Short is director of academic language research & training and also a senior research associate at the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC. She has worked as a researcher, teacher, trainer, and curriculum/materials developer in the area of K-12 language minority and immigrant education for 20 years. She recently chaired a national panel on adolescent ELL literacy.

MaryEllen Vogt, professor emerita at California State University, Long Beach, has been an educator for nearly 40 years. A co-author of eight books, includingReading Specialists and Literacy Coaches in the Real World (Allyn & Bacon, 2007), she received her university’s Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award and served as president of the International Reading Association in 2004-2005.

Jana Echevarría was selected as Outstanding Professor at California State University, Long Beach, where she is now professor emerita. Her professional experience includes elementary and secondary teaching in general education, special education, English as a second language, and bilingual programs. She is the co-author of nine books, includingSheltered Content Instruction: Teaching English Language Learners with Diverse Abilities(Allyn & Bacon, 2007).