Ebook: Tools of the mind: the Vygotskian approach to early childhood education

Indhold: section I. The Vygotskian framework : the section III. Applying the Vygotskian approach to development and learning in early childhood -- 8. Developmental accomplishments and leading activity : infants and toddlers -- The concept of developmental accomplishment -- The concept of leading activity -- Developmental accomplishments of infancy -- Leading activity of infants : emotional interactions with caregivers -- Developmental accomplishments of toddlers -- Leading activity of toddlers : object-oriented activity -- 9. Supporting the developmental accomplishments of infants and toddlers -- Supporting infants from birth to 6 months -- Supporting infants from 6 to 12 months old -- Supporting toddlers from 12 to 24 months old -- Supporting toddlers from 24 to 36 months old : transition from toddlerhood to preschool -- 10. Developmental accomplishments and leading activity : preschool and kindergarten -- Developmental accomplishments -- Make-believe play : the leading activity -- How play influences development -- The developmental path of play -- Nonplay activities in preschool/kindergarten -- 11. Supporting the developmental accomplishments in preschool and kindergarten -- Scaffolding make-believe play as a leading activity -- Levels of play found in the preschool/kindergarten classroom -- Scaffolding other activities in the preschool/kindergarten classroom -- 12. Developmental accomplishments and leading activity : primary grades -- Formal schooling and development in the primary grades -- The developmental accomplishments of the elementary school child -- Leading activity : learning activity -- 13. Supporting the developmental accomplishments in the primary grades -- Supporting the critical elements of learning activity -- Step-by-step formation as a way to support the development of learning actions -- Scaffolded writing, the application of step-by-step formation to writing -- Supporting primary-grade children who are missing the developmental accomplishments of preschool and kindergarten years -- 14. Dynamic assessment : application of the zone of proximal development -- Traditional vs. dynamic assessment -- What is dynamic assessment? -- Epilogue -- Glossary