Jamal wants to know how many baseball cards he has. His mother helps him stack and count the cards, moving each card to a new stack as it is counted. She then shows him how to write the number on a slip of paper so he can remember it. Jamal's mother is doing all of the following EXCEPT
A)teaching him an accurate way to count objects.
B)teaching him that writing is valued in their culture.
C)using scaffolding.
D)using forced teaching.

Question

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Scaffolding is a teaching method that involves providing support to a learner to help them achieve a goal or complete a task, which is then gradually removed as the learner becomes more proficient. Jamal's mother is demonstrating scaffolding by helping him count and record the number of baseball cards, but there is no indication of forced teaching, which would imply coercion or lack of willingness on Jamal's part.

Jamal Wants to Know How Many Baseball Cards He Has