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Scaffolding with Venn Diagrams
You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. Creating and using concept maps tends to have a high positive impact on student achievement.* Concept maps (graphic organisers) help students to see how various pieces of knowledge relate to one another. It helps structure their thinking. ** Venn diagrams are one type […]
Scaffolding Instructions
You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. ‘I knew I was going to fail when I didn’t even understand the instructions on the exam.’ So said one student after, indeed, failing an exam that she had studied faithfully for. Instructions on exams, worksheets, laboratory reports, etc., are more confusing and […]
Scaffolding Comparatives and Superlatives through Stories
You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. At the university level it is still essential that we give our students the opportunity to practice and reinforce grammar structures. Just as with academic language, this focus helps students to gain more traction in their ability to express themselves, a skill that […]
Scaffolding Text with Dramatic Dialog
You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. The use of drama techniques and activities is one of the most effective means of helping students to deepen their retention and understanding of new information. The stress of the activities is to involve the mind, body and voice in manifesting both abstract […]