Differentiation and scaffolding exercices

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Last day we dealt with the differences between scaffolding and differentiation. Today we’re going to go one step further because we will see some practical examples that include these techniques.

When it comes to Differentiation, an example would be to include different resources in the classroom (visual, auditory, etc.) instead of only one. Therefore, if we are dealing with the vocabulary related to daily routine activities we can:

• Play YouTube videos of people that show their daily routine
• Use infographics
• Make students play a role game
• Use relevant physical objects, such as alarm clocks
• Give students time to talk in pairs or make a video about their routines

In this way, the lesson would be much more engaging and motivating. Furthermore, in this image you can see other 16 differentiation techniques that could be used when planning exercises:

As for Scaffolding, there are several exercises that implement this technique. For example, if we take the same case that has been previously explained, firstly we can teach the necessary vocabulary and them, give them time to talk about this issue with their classmates. This does not mean to give them a giant vocabulary list to be learned by heart but to introduce words with photos, to relate these items with objects that are common to them or to invite students to draw or mimic these words. Only after some of these steps, you can provide them with dictionaries. In the following picture you will find other forms of scaffolding:

I hope this post has been useful to you all. 
See you in the next one! 😘