![]() ![]() ![]() Scaffolding and differentiation do have something in common, though. For those students who are still struggling, you may need to differentiate by modifying an assignment or making accommodations like choosing a more accessible text or assigning an alternative project. Simply put, scaffolding is what you do first with kids. With differentiation, you might give a child an entirely different piece of text to read, or shorten the text or alter it, or modify the writing assignment that follows. ![]() When scaffolding reading, for example, you might preview the text and discuss key vocabulary, or chunk the text and then read and discuss as you go. Scaffolding is breaking up the learning into chunks and providing a tool, or structure, with each chunk. Let’s start by agreeing that scaffolding a lesson and differentiating instruction are two different things. What’s the opposite of scaffolding a lesson? Saying to students, “Read this nine-page science article, write a detailed essay on the topic it explores, and turn it in by Wednesday.” Yikes! No safety net, no parachute-they’re just left to their own devices. ![]()
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