The training wheels on the bike

are an example of a scaffold.

Training wheels help a novice
learn how to ride a bike and can
be removed once mastery is
attained
How do I modify curriculum to make it accessible for my
students who are two years or more below grade level ?

How do I modify curriculum to make it accessible for my
students who are two years or more below grade level ?

Scaffolding, scaffolding, scaffolding! Don't think about
modifying, but rather making accommodations to help
students learn with their peers. For example, provide
students with graphic organizers, work exemplars, check
lists, note-taking organizers, etc... so they are still working
toward grade level standards, but they receive support.
Consider this situation :
You want your students to compare city life and country life but they
do not have the necessary knowledge and vocabulary
As a scaffold we may offer the students a list of words and phrases
and ask them to classify them under the headings country & city
Consider this situation :
You want your students to compare city life and country life but they
do not have the necessary knowledge and vocabulary
As a scaffold we may ask the students to fill in missing letters for a
list of words then to classify them under the headings country &
city
eg. p - - - - - - -n / f - - -h a r / h - - - - -y/

Consider this situation :
You want your students to compare city life and country life but they
do not have the necessary knowledge and vocabulary
As a scaffold we may offer the students a set of pictures and a list of
words and phrases . First, they will match the words with the pictures
and then they will classify them under the headings country & city


Consider this situation :
You want your students to compare city life and country life but they
do not have the necessary knowledge and vocabulary
As a scaffold we may offer the students a list of words and phrases
and ask them to classify them under the headings country & city


As a scaffold we may ask the students to fill in missing letters for a
list of words then to classify them under the headings country &
city
eg. p - - - - - - -n / f - - -h a r / h - - - - -y/

As a scaffold we may offer the students a set of pictures and a list of
words and phrases . First, they will match the words with the pictures
and then they will classify them under the headings country & city


we may offer the students a set of simple statements about city
life and country life and ask them to express their attitude
Statement
Agree Disagree Not
sure
Cities have better schools, colleges and universities.


Travelling from one place to another takes a lot more time
in the city


You get higher quality health services in the city


In the country , you enjoy clean and fresh air


City life is a so busy and stressful


unlike but
however yet in
contrast
as opposed to
a distinction
between
whereas

The UAE has ______ but Sudan has ______
had had




UAE


Sudan

CLIMATE

a lot of humidity
long summers
very little rain
lots of rain
4 seasons
cold winters

ECONOMY

business
industry
oil

agriculture

TRANSPORTATION

cars
taxis
much fewer buses
metro
railroads
buses
The UAE has ______ but Sudan has ______
had had


unlike but
however yet
in contrast
as opposed to
a distinction between
whereas

Task:

Select one ECF lesson for your grade level.
In pairs, design some suitable scaffolds to make it more
accessible to your learners .