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Gradual release of responsibility

An instructional model in which responsibility for a task shifts from the teacher to the learner over time.

Also called
GRR
Used in
United States, All four UK nations (details may differ)
Topic
Teaching and learning

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I do we do you do All four UK nations (details may differ) United States
A lesson sequence in which the teacher models (I do), pupils practise with support (we do) and then pupils work independently (you do).
Scaffolding All four UK nations (details may differ) United States International
Temporary support, such as prompts, models, sentence starters or worked examples, that helps a learner complete a task they could not yet do alone and is gradually removed.

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