Today’s post kicks off a series on scaffolding instruction for students. This first column in the series focuses on scaffolds for English learners. Irina McGrath, born and raised in St. Petersburg, ...

At the heart of all good teaching is the intent to help students grow and, ultimately, become independent learners. Scaffolding instruction—to support students through successive levels of ...

As schools everywhere shift to the Common Core, teachers are now realizing that they must now be able to determine the both the factors within a given text where students will need scaffolding as well ...

Sample questions are provided for many of the specific standards. Understanding the standards is only the first step. Teachers also need to determine how they will scaffold instruction. Various free ...