Ms. Kahill has paired up first-grade students with kindergarten students who are struggling with printing clear letters. She bel
ieves the first-graders, who are just a bit ahead of the kindergarteners, will be able to teach and coach the younger ones in a more effective way than she can. This an example of:
Scaffolding according to vygotsky is a type of technique used in teachers instruction where teachers show the students how to solve a problem and then step back and give support whenever the need arises. This theory tells us that as students are offered the needed support when learning something new they would be more likely to use this knowledge independently.
