Alana Richards

Scaffolding Academic Language with Hieroglyphs (Pre-School/lower primary)

You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download a PDF of this scaffold here. theory behind scaffold… Educators and owners of academies who claim to teach critical thinking usually assume that it is a skill, like riding a bicycle, and that, like other skills, once you learn it, you can apply it in any situation. […]

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Scaffolding Books through Predictions (Pre-School/lower primary)

You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. theory behind scaffold… Introducing books in any class can seem daunting, especially when we know the attention span (or rather lack thereof) of our students. Giving our students the chance to interact, make predictions, use critical thinking skills and visual clues, can augment

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Scaffolding Books through Predictions (Pre-School/lower primary)

You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. theory behind scaffold… Introducing books in any class can seem daunting, especially when we know the attention span (or rather lack thereof) of our students. Giving our students the chance to interact, make predictions, use critical thinking skills and visual clues, can augment

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Scaffolding by Enriching the Sequencing Dynamic (Primary)

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 of Pre-school and Lower-Primary school lessons, but it

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