Michele Lesmeister Multi-level Basic Education of Adults Instructor Reading Aprenticeship/Michele Lesmeister

Reading Aprenticeship/Michele Lesmeister

SCAFFOLDING READING APPRENTICESHIP ROUTINES IN AN ABE CLASSROOM

Michele Lesmeister

Multi-level Basic Education of Adults Instructor


WHAT IS SCAFF0LDING? Scaffolding is the support that

gets learners started on their reading tasks.

Scaffolding is explicit instruction and support that help students learn how to read and discuss academic texts.

Scaffolding is intentional platforming of instruction.

Scaffolding is a deliberate and temporary support.


WHAT DOES A STUDENT IN A SCAFFOLDED CLASSROOM LOOK LIKE?

Unscaffolded students exhibit:

confusion

disengagement

frustration

failure to submit work or read text

the behaviors of being an outsider

drop out because they feel unsupported in their learning

Scaffold students exhibit:

eagerness to share their discoveries

have the language to work towards being an insider

willingness to be code-breakers

confidence

engagement


HOW DOES IT WORK? Scaffolding is based on the idea

that student are untapped resources, so we do not have to over-teach text.

We model and share ways of reading to scaffold their own processes.

Literacy offers unique scaffolding opportunities.

Scaffolding can bridge learning gaps.

Schoenbach, R., Greenleaf, C., and Murphy, L. Reading for Understanding. Jossey-Bass. p.132.


MODELING SCAFFOLDING Instructor will need to lead the

classroom with Explicit modeling the task Explicit modeling of good listening Demonstrate interest not

evaluation Promote student-to-student

conversations Encourage participate Appreciative inquiry


SCAFFOLDING TEXTS Use several texts on the same

topic each text of a different reading level or challenge.

Classroom tasks promote access to text

Activate schema (Frayer Model or 3- step Interview)

Chunk the text

Model a Think-Aloud

Locate Text Features

Share observations, challenges, and aha moments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y3mfAGVn1c

Thermal conductivity is attributed to the exchange of energy between adjacent

molecules and electrons in the conducting medium. The rate of heat flow in a rod of

material is proportional to the cross-sectional area of the rod and to the temperature

difference between the ends and inversely proportional to the length; that is the rate H equals the ratio of the cross section A of the

rod to its length l, multiplied by the temperature difference (T2 - T1) and by the

thermal conductivity of the material, designated by the constant k. This empirical relation is expressed as: H = - k(A/l)(T2 - T1).

The minus sign arises because heat flows always from higher to lower temperature.

SCAFFOLDING METACOGNITIVE CONVERSATIONSListen carefully and model:

Accept all contributions

Move out of the center of the conversations

Encourage participation by establishing shared responsibility in table groups

Offer time to reflect in another form: like a quick write, final word, popcorn ideas, etc.

Shift in role to listening, sharing, accepting, observing, facilitating, and encouraging.



MORE SCAFFOLDING IDEAS FOR FACULTY Provide a simplified version of a lesson, assignment, or reading, and then

gradually increases the complexity, difficulty, or sophistication over time

Give an example or model of an assignment

Jumpstart the vocabulary

Ensure the students know the purpose of a learning activity, the task they are being asked to do, and the learning goals they are expected to achieve.

Explicitly describe how the new lesson builds on the knowledge and skills students have previously mastered


IDEAS FOR SCAFFOLDING What do I consider?

4-dimensions (social, personal, cognitive, and knowledge-building)

Text sets that show the theme/concept

For example:5 C’s of Body languageHow to use body language Culture and Body language“Sunday in the Park”

Threshold Concepts Vocabulary On-ramps Schema of the students Frames to use to provide access

QUESTIONS?

Let’s look at some scaffolding from my classroom.

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