Jana Echevarría
Biographic Data
| ID | 6747043 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jana Echevarría |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jana |
| FAMILY NAME | Echevarría |
| SIGNATURE | ECHEVARRIA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, Long Beach |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5968-8506 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The impact of an instructional intervention on the science knowledge and academic language of middle-grade English as additional language (EAL) learners and their English proficient classmates
This waitlist control study assessed the effectiveness of an intervention to develop the science knowledge and academic language of English as an additional language (EAL) learners and their English proficient classmates. The intervention employed an inquiry approach to teaching science and evidence-based methods to support EAL learners. Over two years, nine schools participated in the study. The first year of the study was designed as a school-l…
Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners
"This book introduces and explains the SIOP® (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol) Model, a comprehensive, coherent, research-validated model of sheltered instruction, no implemented in districts throughout all 50 states and in multiple countries and territories. The SIOP Model improves teaching effectiveness and results in academic gains for students."--From the back cover.
Sheltered Content Instruction
Making Content Comprehensible for Secondary English Learners
Did They Get It? The Role of Fidelity in Teaching English Learners
Use of research‐based practices for improving content area literacy of English learners is important both because of their growing numbers and their overall poor academic performance. However, how do we ensure that teachers are implementing proven methods with fidelity? This study shows the direct relationship between teachers' level of implementation of such practices on student achievement. Specifically, we report findings from research through…
Using the Siop Model to Promote the Acquisition of Language and Science Concepts with English Learners
In this article we report findings from research through the Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners (CREATE), a National Research and Development Center. In our study we examined the efficacy of a model of instruction for English learners, the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model, in one content area, science. Assessments measured the acquisition of academic language and sci…
The Effects of Instructional Conversations on The Language and Concept Development of Latino Students with Learning Disabilities
This study examined the effects of an interactive approach, instructional conversations, on the language and concept development of Latino students categorized as learning disabled. This study compared traditional instruction (basal approach) with instructional conversations (IC). An alternating treatment design was employed consisting of five instructional conversation lessons and five basal lessons. The lessons were videotaped and analyzed for …
Using the Siop Model to Promote the Acquisition of Language and Science Concepts with English Learners
In this article we report findings from research through the Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners (CREATE), a National Research and Development Center. In our study we examined the efficacy of a model of instruction for English learners, the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model, in one content area, science. Assessments measured the acquisition of academic language and sci…
The Effects of Instructional Conversations on The Language and Concept Development of Latino Students with Learning Disabilities
This study examined the effects of an interactive approach, instructional conversations, on the language and concept development of Latino students categorized as learning disabled. This study compared traditional instruction (basal approach) with instructional conversations (IC). An alternating treatment design was employed consisting of five instructional conversation lessons and five basal lessons. The lessons were videotaped and analyzed for …
The Effects of Instructional Conversations on The Language and Concept Development of Latino Students with Learning Disabilities
This study examined the effects of an interactive approach, instructional conversations, on the language and concept development of Latino students categorized as learning disabled. This study compared traditional instruction (basal approach) with instructional conversations (IC). An alternating treatment design was employed consisting of five instructional conversation lessons and five basal lessons. The lessons were videotaped and analyzed for …
Did They Get It? The Role of Fidelity in Teaching English Learners
Use of research‐based practices for improving content area literacy of English learners is important both because of their growing numbers and their overall poor academic performance. However, how do we ensure that teachers are implementing proven methods with fidelity? This study shows the direct relationship between teachers' level of implementation of such practices on student achievement. Specifically, we report findings from research through…
Using the Siop Model to Promote the Acquisition of Language and Science Concepts with English Learners
In this article we report findings from research through the Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners (CREATE), a National Research and Development Center. In our study we examined the efficacy of a model of instruction for English learners, the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model, in one content area, science. Assessments measured the acquisition of academic language and sci…
Making Content Comprehensible for Secondary English Learners
Sheltered Content Instruction
Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners
"This book introduces and explains the SIOP® (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol) Model, a comprehensive, coherent, research-validated model of sheltered instruction, no implemented in districts throughout all 50 states and in multiple countries and territories. The SIOP Model improves teaching effectiveness and results in academic gains for students."--From the back cover.
The impact of an instructional intervention on the science knowledge and academic language of middle-grade English as additional language (EAL) learners and their English proficient classmates
This waitlist control study assessed the effectiveness of an intervention to develop the science knowledge and academic language of English as an additional language (EAL) learners and their English proficient classmates. The intervention employed an inquiry approach to teaching science and evidence-based methods to support EAL learners. Over two years, nine schools participated in the study. The first year of the study was designed as a school-l…
Mathematics education (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (4 works) · Correlation with content subjects (3 works) · English language (3 works) · English language (3 works) · English language, study and teaching, foreign speakers (3 works) · Foreign speakers (3 works) · Language Arts (3 works)