Good Teaching Through Scaffolding Strategies
Thursday October 30, 2008
Sometimes, teachers can fall into the trap of thinking that ESL or Special Education strategies are only necessary for those specific subgroups of our student population. However, the wisest teachers know that these techniques represent just plain old good teaching to help all children meet their learning objectives.
So, if you aren't already in the habit of using various Scaffolding Strategies, now's the time to refamiliarize yourself with these tools that are so crucial to student learning. Scaffolding gives students a context, motivation, or foundation for integrating new information into their minds.
What is your favorite way to introduce your students to new information?
Comments
I agree, special education techniques do work really well for all students. I’m currently taking a class on these techniques, and the information i’ve learned had proved to be useful in some way, for each student i’ve came in contact with. Also, if you use these techniques for your entire class, then the special needs student gets the instruction they need without feeling singled out.