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Download full textBurns-Hoffman, Rebecca – 1993
The term "scaffolding" refers to adult behaviors that support and guide children's participation in activities, including speech events, enabling the children to extend the range of what they are able to do without assistance. A study examined how scaffolding behavior in support of expository discourse differed among preschool teachers in…
Descriptors: Child Language, Connected Discourse, Dialogs (Language), Feedback
