scaffolding
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            scaf·fold·ing
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈska-fəl-diŋ  
                                                                                                                              
            -ˌfōl-
                                                      
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                                                      : a system of scaffolds                                      
              
                             
… photographers were allowed, three at a time, to ascend the elaborate scaffolding …— Eric Scigliano
Eric Scigliano
                         
                
                                
            also                
          
                                                      : material for scaffolds                                      
            
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                                                      : a support system or structure likened to a system of scaffolds                                      
              
                             
… in his readings and talks with authors, he is seeking theoretical scaffolding for his actions …— John F. Dickerson
John F. Dickerson
                         
                
                                
            especially,                education                
          
                                                      : a system or framework of support provided by an instructor to help a student reach the next level of learning                                       
              
                             
            By identifying the next skills just above the child's current skill level, then providing scaffolding (or assistance) in a way that helps the child display the identified skills accurately, and then fading out the need for scaffolding, you can help a child to learn new things and become more independent.    — Heather Gilmore
Heather Gilmore          
                                       Teachers should look for tools that help them easily adjust instructional scaffolding from assignment to assignment and from student to student—allowing them to meet students where they are as they learn to write for authentic audiences.    — Troy Hicks
Troy Hicks          
                         
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