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Jul 18, 2018 - Strategies for Scaffolding Reading Instruction. Scaffolding is defined, as is its supporting theory, and a short quiz follows.
. Prior Knowledge - A great scaffolding technique is to ask students to share their own personal experiences or knowledge about the topic that they are learning about. Have them try and relate the topic in one way or another to their own lives. Visual Aids - Visual aids like graphic organizers, charts and photographs all serve as wonderful scaffolding tools because they visually represent what the students are learning about.
They are essentially the training wheels students use until they can really get a firm grasp on the information. Pre -Teach Vocabulary - It is essential to pre-teach any new vocabulary before you send students how with it. All you have to do is simply introduce the new words through a photo or by itself, as well as put the word into context and relate it to something that they already know so that it can will keep students interest.