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Tools of the mind : the Vygotskian approach to early childhood education / Elena Bodrova, Deborah J. Leong.

Bodrova, Elena. (Author). Leong, Deborah. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0130278041
ISBN: 9780130278043
Physical Description: xix, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall, ©2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

The Vygotskian Framework: The Cultural-Historical Theory of Development -- Acquiring Mental Tools and Higher Mental Functions -- The Vygotskian Framework and Other Theories of Development and Learning -- The Zone of Proximal Development -- Tactics: Using Mediators -- Tactics: Using Language -- Tactics: Using Shared Activities -- Developmental Accomplishments and Leading Activity: Infants and Toddlers -- Supporting the Developmental Accomplishments of Infants and Toddlers -- Developmental Accomplishments and the Leading Activity: Preschool and Kindergarten -- Supporting Developmental Accomplishments in Preschool and Kindergarten -- Developmental Accomplishments and the Leading Activity in the Primary Grades -- Supporting the Developmental Accomplishments in the Primary Grades -- Dynamic Assessment: Application of the Zone of Proximal Development.