Full Description
As the only text of its kind, this book provides in-depth information about Vygotsky's theories, neo-Piagetians' findings, and concrete explanations and strategies that instruct teachers how to influence student learning and development. KEY TOPICS: Key changes to this edition include a new chapter on dynamic assessment, separate and expanded chapters on developmental accomplishments of infants and toddlers, preschool/kindergarten, and primary grades and on supporting those accomplishments, and elaborations of Vygotsky's ideas from neo-Vygotskians from Russia. Pre-K through 3 inservice teachers and other early childhood development educators.
Contents
SECTION I The Vygotskian FrameworkTheory of DevelopmentChapter 1 Introduction to the Vygotskian ApproachChapter 2 Acquiring Mental Tools and Higher Mental FunctionsChapter 3 The Vygotskian Framework and Other Theories of Development and LearningSECTION II Strategies for Development and LearningChapter 4 The Zone of Proximal DevelopmentChapter 5 Tactics: Using MediatorsChapter 6 Tactics: Using LanguageChapter 7 Tactics: Using Shared ActivitiesSECTION III Applying the Vygotskian Approach to Development and Learning in Early ChildhoodChapter 8 Developmental Accomplishments and Leading Activity: Infants and ToddlersChapter 9 Supporting the Developmental Accomplishments of Infants and ToddlersChapter 10 Developmental Accomplishments and the Leading Activity: Preschool and KindergartenChapter 11 Supporting the Developmental Accomplishments in Preschool and KindergartenChapter 12 Developmental Accomplishments and the Leading Activity: Primary GradesChapter 13 Supporting the Developmental Accomplishments in the Primary GradesChapter 14 Dynamic Assessment: Application of the Zone of Proximal DevelopmentEpilogueGlossaryReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index
