7. WHAT WE’LL DO
➤ What does scaffolding mean?
➤ What does scaffolding entail?
➤ How do teachers scaffold
learning inside and outside their
classrooms?
➤ What are the wider implications
of the importance of scaffolding?
17. “ … any instructional method that provides
strong initial support that is gradually
removed as the learner moves toward
independence may be considered an
instructional scaffold.
-Peter Smagorinsky, Christopher M.
Clayton and Lindy L. Johnson
26. REFERENCES
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➤ Smagorinsky, P., Clayton, C., & Johnson, L. (2015). Distributed
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27. IF YOU’D LIKE TO CONTACT ME …
jacqueline@sabanciuniv.edu