Alana Richards

Scaffolding Academic Language with ‘What’s Missing?’ (Higher Education)

You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. theory behind scaffold… ‘Intelligence is not necessarily hereditary. Education can transform a child’ asserts Karl Witte*, a pioneer in what is now known as blended learning. We have the tools, he says, to help our students to change the course of their academic

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Scaffolding by Enriching the Sequencing Dynamic (Higher Education)

You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. theory behind scaffold… Knowing the sequence of events in a text, story, video, laboratory experiment, sports competition, musical composition, preparation of art materials, etc. is an essential skill for students. This is an integral part …………………… Sequencing is a concept that needs to

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Scaffolding Academic Language by Identifying Visual Differences (Higher Education)

************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here theory behind scaffold… Studies show that memorising academic language is ineffective in the long-term*. Students may be able to pass an exam they are studying for, but without having used the terms to analyse, compare, categorise, and defend their own ideas, most students will forget the meanings

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