Evaluation of the SIOP model and its benefits in teaching process of the science subject

Abstract

The demands of the modern world have required our country to prepare itself in education. In Panama, some laws have been created aimed at bilingual education. Thus, preparing educators in techniques to teach the English language, Panamá promises to have a bilingual population very soon. For this, the teachers have prepared themselves in the good use of the SIOP® model to satisfy the requirements of the students, who only speak Spanish, and make the learning of the language and contents easy and fun. As a result, children and young people are expected to develop the four linguistic skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing. The main purpose of this research is to evaluate the SIOP® model and its benefits in the children of a school in Panamanian context. In this school, teachers have training in the implementation of SIOP® model.