![]() ![]() He used the term to describe young children’s oral language acquisition. Scaffolding theory was first introduced in the late 1950s by Jerome Bruner, a cognitive psychologist. This type of instruction minimizes failure, which decreases frustration, especially for students acquiring a new language. Additionally, scaffolding presents opportunities for students to be successful before they move into unfamiliar territory. ![]() When the learning is scaffolded students are constantly building on prior knowledge and forming associations among new information, concepts, and language acquisition. Scaffolding has been praised for its ability to engage most learners. Teachers are supporting content and language acquisition simultaneously. When supporting English Language Learners during instruction we must consider that the instruction is two-fold.
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