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Visuals make things easier!

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When talking about scaffolding, we are not directly talking about DI. Yes they are both used to help students meed their needs, but DI can give students a simpler read, or an extra tool on a project. Scaffolding is when you take something major like a big reading assignment or science project and you break it down into chunks. And with those chunks students will learn important vocabulary and resources to have a good sturdy background knowledge before piecing all the chunks together.

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DI could be compared to baking a chocolate cake. Just because you have specific instructions, that doesn't mean that those are the ONLY ingredients you can use to make a cake! I.e. you could replace the flour with apple sauce. This will still make chocolate cake! So when your teaching, you don't have to use the same methods every time for your students to learn, because they won't. Sometimes we have to change methods or tools up to ensure that all students needs are being met.

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Here's an example of me "Scaffoling" Scaffolding for you! 

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Here's an example of me "Scaffoling" Scaffolding for you! 

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When your scaffolding something for your students you could:
1.) Show and Tell: AKA Modeling; This is very important for students so they can see along with hear about what you are asking of them.
2.) Tap into your prior knowledge: Share experiences, hunches, and ideas about the content or concept of study and have them relate and connect it to their own lives.
3.) Give them time to talk: All learners need time to process new ideas and information. They need time to verbally make sense and articulate their learning with the community of learners who are also engaged in the same experience and journey.
4.) Pre-Teach Vocabulary: Sometimes referred to as front-landing vocabulary. This is a strategy that teachers do not use enough. It doesn't mean pulling words out of a passage and having students look up the definition and write them down. Instead, introduce the words to students via photos, context, analogies, metaphors...etc. Also give students time to discuss is small groups.
5.) Use Visual Aids: Graphic organizers, pictures, and charts can all serve as scaffolding tools. Graphic organizers are very specific in that they help students visually represent their ideas, organize info, and grasp concepts such as sequencing and cause and effect.
6.)Pause, ask Questions, Pause Review: This is a way to check for understanding while students read a chunk of difficult text or learn a new concept or content. New idea from discussion or the reading is shared, the pause (providing them time to think.) then ask a strategic question, then Pause again.

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Just like climbing a mountain, there are many paths