Initially, Tawilla's teacher would carefully guide her through tasks in her third grade class, at times going so far as to physically guide her. However, over time as Tawilla's performance and understanding had improved, her teacher gradually withdrew her assistance. According to Vygotsky, this kind of help is referred to as __________
A) private speech.
B) a zone of proximal development.
C) a zone of potential development.
D) scaffolding.

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The kind of help provided to Tawilla by her teacher, in which the assistance is gradually withdrawn as the student's understanding and performance improve, is referred to as scaffolding according to Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development.

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