How have past teachers, mentors, or parents/guardians used scaffolding to support your learning? by Ashley

lsancho2_1 — 2025-02-14 19:46:23 UTC

My Montessori school had didactic material that gradually increased in difficulty over time.

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When I was younger, my babysitter gave me resources such as untied shoes and cursive sheets so that I could practice individually how to tie my shoes and write in cursive

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In elementary school, I was able to read at a higher level than some of the other students, so other "enrichment" students and I learned separate lesson during our shared reading time. This demonstrates how scaffolding allowed for all of us students to learn at our own individualized paces and levels.

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One of my teachers saw I really liked reading and read at a really high level, so she had me take Accelerated Reader tests earlier than most kids to make sure I actually understood what was happening in the books.

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One example is if you need help on a question, the teacher will not tell you the answer but may ask you some questions or give you clues leading you in the right direction. Another example is if you finish something early, teachers may give you extra work to do.

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in math when they teach you the foundations of a skill then you have to apply it to harder activities

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by breaking complex topics into manageable steps. For example, my accounting professor provided step-by-step examples when introducing new financial concepts - 'Process', ensuring I understood each part before moving on to the next.

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Some of my past teachers broke down concepts or assignments into smaller chunks so that we could understand the material better.

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My passed teachers used counting bears to help me learn my numbers in order faster.

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past teachers in classes like chemistry would break up groups into levels of understanding and try to move kids to the higher level groups

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In English class during 5th grade, when reading a book my teacher would sort us into groups with other people that had the same reading level so we could learn as a group.

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My parents taught me early how to read and do basic math skills so that I could go into Kindergarten prepared. I ended up being able to go a year earlier than most people, so my teachers also supported my ability to learn at a younger age.

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When I used to struggle in math, my teacher would sit with me and talk about their thinking process and how they were solving the problem

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Mentors during my internships guided me through tasks by first demonstrating and then allowing me to attempt them with feedback, gradually increasing my independence.

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When I was in middle school my teachers could see that I was a higher student than most of classes and decided to move me into higher grade classes to improve my learning over time with older kids.

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In elementary school we learn how to write in cursive by write the same letter over and over again before we would move on to the next letter

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We usually get to use simple strategies that we received to solve a harder question.

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My music teacher had provided me with lessons because I had trouble playing a specific part of a piece for Orchestra. Overtime, we stopped the lessons because I was able to do it on my own.

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one example that comes to mind is my AP art teacher who would give us inspiration for our portfolio and weekly one on one feedback and gradually let us do our own thing

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When learning how to read and sound out words our teacher would have us do a mini spelling bee to practice sounding words out.

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My past teachers had used scaffolding to help me with learning by using flashcards, or activities that helps me remember the concepts.

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when I was in 4th grade, my teacher created a reward system for me when I read more books. This allowed me to enjoy reading more and in turn become better at it.