Description:This book presents six essays that explain where the educational term "scaffolding" comes from and what it means, then journeys into classrooms that demonstrate effective scaffolding in practice. In the process, it shows that "content" cannot be taught apart from the language about that content. The essays in the book are also about the role of language in learning, and about language and literacy education in the context of schooling. Essays in the book are: (1) "What Is Scaffolding?" (2) "Scaffolding and Language" (3) "Scaffolding in Action: Snapshots from the Classroom" (4) "Scaffolding Oral Language: 'The Hungry Giant' Retold" (5) "Mind in the Classroom" and (6)"Learning about Language: Scaffolding in ESL Classrooms An Afterword discusses further questions and a 17-item glossary is attached. (RS)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Scaffolding: teaching and learning in language and literacy education. To get started finding Scaffolding: teaching and learning in language and literacy education, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
116
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
PETA - Primary English Teaching Association
Release
2001
ISBN
1875622438
Scaffolding: teaching and learning in language and literacy education
Description: This book presents six essays that explain where the educational term "scaffolding" comes from and what it means, then journeys into classrooms that demonstrate effective scaffolding in practice. In the process, it shows that "content" cannot be taught apart from the language about that content. The essays in the book are also about the role of language in learning, and about language and literacy education in the context of schooling. Essays in the book are: (1) "What Is Scaffolding?" (2) "Scaffolding and Language" (3) "Scaffolding in Action: Snapshots from the Classroom" (4) "Scaffolding Oral Language: 'The Hungry Giant' Retold" (5) "Mind in the Classroom" and (6)"Learning about Language: Scaffolding in ESL Classrooms An Afterword discusses further questions and a 17-item glossary is attached. (RS)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Scaffolding: teaching and learning in language and literacy education. To get started finding Scaffolding: teaching and learning in language and literacy education, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.