Instructional scaffolding is a support mechanism used to promote learning. Which of the following classroom exercises is NOT an example of a teacher using 'scaffolding'?

To help students overcome the problem of spelling mistakes, the teacher will use ______ as the teaching strategy.

The teacher asks the students to close their eyes and listen carefully to what she is saying. She then reads three sentences aloud to the students. Each sentence is read twice. Students should write the sentences after hearing them. What is this strategy called?