Scaffolding Children's Learning: Vygotsky and Early Childhood Education (Naeyc Research Into Practice Series, Vol. 7)

In todays' education circles they are constantly talking about "scaffoldiing" the learning, but they seldom go through the steps of how to do it. Year's ago Lev Vygotsky watched children learn and developed just how they learn. Taking these natural steps used by children he then developed how we as educators can duplicate this learning effectively. I've used his techniques for many years now and find they always work. In the area of language learning his teachings are invaluable.

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This book should be on every educator's shelf.

An excellent book on Vygotsky's ZPD ( zone of proximal development, in preschool and primary education ), The theory is embraced by the newer breeds of educators and psychologists worldwide while older generations were/are still mired in the wrongly-headed nativism approach. It's practical-oriented and is highly useful as an introduction as well as for references. A great book!

Very good look at Vygotsky and his applications

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This is an excellent book to own as any caregiver, but especially if you work in the field of Eary Childhood Education.

This book provides a very detailed and comprehensive look at Vygotsky's Sociocultural theory with defenitions of terms, demonstrative examples, and comparisons to other theories (mainly Piaget's). It is a dense read, but a great resource for academic purposes or to get better acquianted with the theory, and good use as a refernce guide, as well.

Good read for educators!