Instructional scaffolding is an essential part of teaching
literacy. But what is scaffolding exactly? What does it look like
in a classroom, and how can we improve the ways we use it? Despite
its prominence in the repertoire of teaching strategies,
scaffolding remains a vague concept for many teachers. In essence,
scaffolding is the idea of supporting students as they build
independence. In The Construction Zone, Terry Thompson identifies
four critical processes to deepen your understanding and improve
your practice of instructional scaffolding: Finding and maintaining
a specific focus Practicing flexibility in planning and delivering
instruction Giving constructive feedback in response to student
efforts Monitoring to ensure that, in every moment, students are
working at optimal levels of responsibility Thompson encourages
teachers to enhance their use of the traditional gradual release
process through five actionable steps: show, share, support,
sustain, and survey, and in doing so provides procedures and
techniques to help them establish and maintain strong scaffolds
throughout the instructional day. The Construction Zone is written
from the teacher's perspective and urges educators to fully embrace
their role in the scaffolding process while staying mindful of the
effect it has on students. Taking a student from dependence upon
the teacher to independent learning is what teaching is all about,
and instructional scaffolding is key to accomplishing this goal.
Regardless of where you are in your understanding of instructional
scaffolding, The Construction Zone will raise your level of
awareness around your instructional practices and the ways you
scaffold students to independence.
General
Imprint: |
Stenhouse Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2015 |
Authors: |
Terry Thompson
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 7mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
277 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-57110-869-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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LSN: |
1-57110-869-6 |
Barcode: |
9781571108692 |
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