Shiyuan Long

Nowadays, with the reform of the national college entrance exam carried out vigorously. The continuation task for its important role in improving students’ comprehensive language ability has sparked widespread debate in the field of English teaching and learning. However，educators encountered multifaceted challenges in the process of implementing the teaching of continuation task in daily educational tasks. Scaffolding instruction, for its unique role in continuation task teaching, plays an important part in improving high school students reading and writing ability. This paper first analyzes the theoretical basis for continuation writing and scaffolding instruction and then points out that currently, there is an urgent need to put forward effective solutions to the dilemma of English teachers teaching continuation tasks in classrooms as soon as possible. Moreover, this paper further analyzes the significance of using scaffolding instruction for teaching reading-to-writing continuation tasks. It can implement the cultivation of students' core competencies, nurture potential top-notch innovative talents, and provide teachers with more teaching approaches. Finally, this paper puts forward some specific teaching suggestions.

scaffolding instruction; continuation task; English writing

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