The Comprehensible Input component of the SIOP Model has the following elements:
- Speech appropriate for students‘ proficiency level (e.g., slower rate, careful enunciation, and simple sentence structure for beginners)
- Clear explanation of academic tasks
- A variety of techniques used to make content concepts clear (e.g., modeling, visuals, hands-on activities, demonstrations, gestures, body language)
Sources:
Echevarria, J., Vogt, M.E., & Short, D. (2000). Making content comprehensible for English language learners: The SIOP model. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Using the SIOP Model. © 2002. Center for Applied Linguistics.