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Scaffolding

Scaffolding. Helping Students to Achieve Academic Goals. Scaffolding in Education is the use of specialized supports to facilitate learning new skills. Supports are gradually withdrawn as student develops independent competence. Scaffolding might be used when teaching English to:

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Scaffolding

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  1. Scaffolding Helping Students to Achieve Academic Goals

  2. Scaffolding in Education is the use of specialized supports to facilitate learning new skills. Supports are gradually withdrawn as student develops independent competence.

  3. Scaffolding might be used when teaching English to: • Bridge a gap between a known skill and a new one • to present information in a new format such as on-line or video • to teach children to write in a new genre • To help direct group discussion on a new topic and aid in problem solving

  4. Examples of Scaffolding Include: • Asking leading questions • Providing models of the skill in use • Collaborative projects • Group Projects • Constructive criticism • Peer discussion • Teacher feedback • Offering hints that will allow students to draw appropriate conclusions

  5. Bibliography • Fisher, D.; Frey, N.; Lapp, D. Real Time Teaching. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 01/09/2010, Vol. 54 Issue 1, p57-60, 4p; DOI: 10.1598/JAAL.54.1.6. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?hid=9&sid=d4cd3677-12b6-4467-aead-c90e8e06f146%40sessionmgr10&vid=3 on February 20, 2011. • Mills, K. A. Shrek Meets Vygotsky: Rethinking Adolescents’ Multimodal Literary Practices in • Schools. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 01/09/2010, Vol. 54 Issue 1, p35-45, 11p, 1 Chart; DOI: 10.1598/JAAL.54.1.4. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?hid=9&sid=d4cd3677-12b6-4467-aead-c90e8e06f146%40sessionmgr10&vid=3 on February 20, 2011. • Read, S. A Model for Scaffolding Writing Instruction: IMSCI. Reading Teacher, 01/09/2010, • Vol. 64 Issue 1, p47-52, 6p, 3 Black and White Photographs, 4 Illustrations; DOI: 10.1598/RT.64.1.5. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/ehost/detail?hid=9&sid=d4cd3677-12b6-4467-aead-c90e8e06f146%40sessionmgr10&vid=3&bdata=JmxvZ2luLmFzcCZzaXRlPWVob3N0LWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=trh&AN=53402397 on February 20, 2011.

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