For Chinese programs, schools, and teachers
Classroom level language immersion at home.
Scaffold turns native Chinese video and text into level-appropriate learning experiences, so students can keep reading and watching authentic material with just the right amount of support.
Authentic input
Turn any Chinese video or text into a learning opportunity.
Start from the material your program actually wants students to engage with. Scaffold helps native content become usable for study instead of something teachers have to manually simplify first.
- Use real Chinese content rather than limited workbook passages.
- Convert source material into a guided reading or viewing experience.
- Keep students anchored in authentic language from the start.
Adaptive scaffolding
Match the amount of support to the learner, not the content.
The same source can meet students at different levels. Scaffold makes it possible to tune how much explanation, transcript support, and language guidance a learner sees as fluency grows.
- Personalize the reading or viewing experience by fluency.
- Maintain challenge without overwhelming students.
- Let learners stay inside native material longer.
Teacher workflow
Build customized workflows for assignments, lesson prep, and follow-up.
Scaffold gives educators a repeatable workflow around authentic content. Instead of manually preparing each activity from scratch, teachers can turn videos and texts into assignments, shape the level of support, and reuse materials across lessons and classes.
- Turn authentic content into assignments, quizzes, and guided practice.
- Streamline lesson preparation without manually scaffolding every activity.
- Keep teaching workflows flexible across classes, levels, and instructional goals.
Get in touch
Bring Scaffold to your Chinese program.
Leave your email and we will reach out with more context on the prototype, the current workflow, and what a pilot could look like.
Or email frankjhe@berkeley.edu.