Scaffolding

What is • It refers to different ways in

which teachers support
scaffoldin children's learning and
understanding through
g? language and action.
• It is the process by which an
expert provides temporary
support to learners to help
bridge the gap between what
the learners know and can do
and what he or she needs to
accomplish in order to succeed
at a particular task.
 Scafolding THROUGH TEACHER'S
LANGUAGE

• Adjusting language to children’s level: repeating,

rephrasing, allowing wait time after asking a question 
• Using their first language when appropriate
• Using varying question forms, e.g. open, closed,
concrete, and creative questions
• Varying the delivery of language, e.g slowly, quickly,
loudly or quietly
 Scafolding THROUGH
TEACHER'S language

• Supporting language with gestures and actions (facial

expressions, making sounds, pointing, nodding) 
• Correcting: reformulating, echo correcting, ignoring
error 
• Prompting
• Giving an example
 •  Creating a clear or familiar context
SCAFFOL for an activity 
•  Creating a clear purpose for an
DING activity which makes sense from a
child’s perspective 
THROUGH • Providing language models or
TEACHIN prompts for an activity or topic (e.g.
through puppets, drawings) 
G • reviewing language needed for an

STRATEGI activity or topic 

• demonstrating through a model
ES and/or example how to do an
activity
 • Moving from known to
SCAFFOL unknown in an activity 
DING • Focusing on visible objects,
THROUGH actions and information 
• Using practical activities in
TEACHIN which language is supported
G by action 

STRATEGI • Supporting meaning with

visuals and/or objects (e.g.
ES puppets, mascots) 
 •  creating opportunities for
SCAFFOL learning through different
DING senses 
• relating activities to children’s
THROUGH personal experiences
TEACHIN • use of word banks, language
G frames, substitution tables,
sentence starters, speech
STRATEGI bubbles, different kinds of
ES charts, diagrams and grids to
support both input and output
 • Cloze
• Describe and draw
TEACHI • Find my partner

NG • Hands up!
• Hot seat

ACTIVIT • Jumbled sentences

• Mind map
Y IDEAS • Picture dictation
• Picture sequencing
 • Progressive brainstorm
• Running dictation
TEACHI • Say it again

NG • Split dictation
• Spot the difference

ACTIVIT • Story map

• Thumbs up thumbs down
Y IDEAS • Wallpaper activity