The process by which differences between learners are accommodated so that all students in a group have the best possible chance of learning Process of acknowledging that every child is different and treating them accordingly. “The whole thing is a duplicitous gimmick…In reality schools just do not have the resources, time or space in the curriculum to implement it.

Differentiation By Outcome By Task By Assessment By Support

Simply put, scaffolding is what you do first with kids for those students who are still struggling, you may need to differentiate by modifying an assignment and/or making accommodations (for example, by choosing more accessible text and/or assigning an alternative project).

Scaffolding Showing/modelling Tap into prior knowledge Time to talk (think pair share etc) Explicitly teaching note taking. Explicitly teaching memory strategies. Pre-teach vocabulary Use visual aids – pictures, graphs, Pause, ask questions, pause, review Sentence starters Whiteboards – for thinking – for trying things out.