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25.060 - Scaffolds and English Learners' Participation in Academic Discussions: Too Much or Just Right?

Fri, April 28, 8:15 to 10:15am, Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Floor: Third Floor, Bonham E

Session Type: Symposium

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Instructional scaffolds are widely recommended by professional development providers and teacher education programs and they are often used by teachers to help English learners access academic content and participate in academic discussions. How do teachers develop scaffolding plans and arrive at the scaffolds they will use when working with their English learners? And, do the scaffolds used by the classroom teacher facilitate or hinder English learners’ participation in academic discussions and access to content? In this session, we examine how teachers work to scaffold instruction and show how over-scaffolding can impact English learner classroom talk.

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