THE CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE SCAFFOLDING FOR STUDENTS WHO LEARN SLOWLY - A COMMENTARY ON STONE,C.ADDISON THE METAPHOR OF SCAFFOLDING - ITS UTILITY FOR THE FIELD OF LEARNING-DISABILITIES

In this commentary, we discuss the outcomes of effective scaffolding, the processes by which successful scaffolding works, and consider impl ications for children with learning disabilities or below-average acad emic progress. Scaffolding aims at transferring responsibility for tas k accomplishment from a competent person to a learner. In the context of children with educational problems, we explicate our view that curr ent practices in many schools may result in a kind of reverse-scaffold ing, preventing rather than encouraging transfer of responsibility for tasks.