Homework, one small step at a time.
Scaffold turns big assignments into steps your student can actually start — then coaches them through the work with questions, not answers. Built for students with ADHD using methods that research actually supports.
A parent creates the account and sets up each student profile.
How it works
Step 1
Log the assignment
Paste the instructions. We use distributed practice to break the work into small steps spread out before the due date — so nothing piles up.
Step 2
Guess the time
Before each step, your student guesses how long it will take. Comparing the guess to the actual time is how time sense gets built over weeks.
Step 3
Work with the coach
Our Socratic coach asks questions instead of giving answers. It guides the student to think it through — which is how understanding actually forms.
Step 4
Earn points
Points for starting, focusing, and finishing. You choose what they're worth at home. Immediate rewards are far more effective for ADHD than grades weeks away.
Methods backed by research
Breaking work into steps reduces task avoidance
Barkley (2012). Executive Functions. Guilford Press.
Estimating time, then comparing, builds time perception
Toplak, Dockstader & Tannock (2006). J. Neuroscience Methods, 151(1).
Asking questions beats giving answers for retention
Chi et al. (1994). Cognitive Science, 18(3), 439–477.
Immediate reinforcement is essential for ADHD
Sonuga-Barke (2003). Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 27(7).
Who it's for
For parents
- See completion rates, time estimates, and stuck steps
- Get alerts before work falls behind
- Approve reward requests from your student
- Review every coach conversation
- Full COPPA-compliant data controls for under-13
For students
- One task on screen at a time — no wall of homework
- A coach that guides without giving the answer away
- Points that turn into real rewards your parent sets up
- See your focus time tick up while you work
- Works on any phone, tablet, or computer