Implementing Super SEI Strategies in Education for ELL Students

This assignment delves into the realm of Structured English Instruction (SEI) strategies, specifically focusing on the 'Super SEI' model designed to enhance the learning experience for English Language Learners (ELL). The paper highlights five key strategies: establishing clear language objectives, implementing a 50/50 English rule for teacher-student interaction, encouraging students to operate within their 'productive discomfort' zone, promoting the use of articulate and complete sentences, and emphasizing student-driven learning. The assignment explores how these strategies can be applied across various subjects like Social Studies, Mathematics, and Science, incorporating techniques like group reading, visual aids, and differentiated instruction to cater to the needs of ELL students. The paper also emphasizes the importance of background knowledge and extended discussions within the SEI framework, providing educators with a comprehensive guide to implementing effective language instruction. The paper also provides references to support the information provided.

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Introduction: SEI Strategies in Learning
SEI strategies which means Structured English Instructions (SEI) is a structured model
that only promotes English instructions along with English grammar directions (Friedman,
2015). The super SEI programs are beneficial to the students and especially the students that
are in classrooms that is the ELL students. The five super SEI strategies include:
 Strategies to always establish the objective of the language
 Strategies to always use the 50/50 English rule where the teachers speaks 50% while
the student speaks the remaining 50%.
 Strategies to always push the students to their level of productive discomfort
 Students should always respond in very articulate and complete sentences.
 Strategies that always recognizes that the teacher is supposed to do nothing and the
student is always supposed to do all the work (Hall, 2017).
In the SEI strategy, there should use a lot of repetition of things that are said in the
classroom. There is a lot of repeating of sentences in the activities generated. SEI increases
the engagement and concept retention of activities being learned. It also provides the students
with oral practice in language and construction of sentences. At first, it may seem a bit
awkward but after listening to the difference and trying it for a while, it shows how the
student should talk to each other and the teachers. The following are the strategies that are
required from the readings:
Content
Social Studies Mathematics Science
Use the SEI
corporative
Have the classrooms
and the students as a
Have students to take
different turns in doing
Students are allowed
to sit in groups and

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learning
(Hung, 2015)
whole read in groups
of small numbers
about social studies.
They may also take
different turns in
reading the materials.
maths . Students should
be separated into small
group, where one
students is allowed to
read while other
students are listening.
work on a story
creating itin science.
The project requires
the student to come up
with information and
write them down
science. .
Make visual
lessons
Use a pictorial
presentation or books
with pictures and
allow the students to
comment on it. They
should also explain
what is to happen next
after the picture for
social science
purposes.
Use videos and audio
books that will make
the students listen to
the audio and visual
contents through visual
tools in the subject of
mathematics
Make the students
write science
information after
seeing visual
representation by the
students.
Valuing
subjects
differently
The students should
value differences in
subjects through
learning and reading.
Use videos and audio
books that will make
the students listen to
the audio and visual
contents through visual
tools.
The project requires
the student to come up
with information and
write them down.
Background
knowledge on
Have the classrooms
and the students as a
Students should be
separated into small
Students are allowed
to sit in groups and

SEI STRATEGIES
SEI whole read in groups
of small numbers
group, where one
students is allowed to
read while other
students are listening.
work on a story
creating it from the
bottom.
Extended SEI
discussion
(Zhu, et al,
2017)
They should also
explain what is to
happen next after the
picture
They should also
explain what is to
happen next after the
listening.
Make the students
write information after
seeing visual
representation by the
students
References

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Friedman, D. B., Foster, C., Bergeron, C. D., Tanner, A., & Kim, S. H. (2015). A qualitative study of
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Hall, G. (2017). Exploring English language teaching: Language in action. Routledge.
Hung, H. T. (2015). Flipping the classroom for English language learners to foster active
learning. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 28(1), 81-96.
Zhu, Y., He, X., & Mo, Y. (2017). Strategies based on nitride materials chemistry to stabilize Li
metal anode. Advanced Science, 4(8), 1600517.