Tools of the Mind : The Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education (Paperback, 3 ed)

SECTION I. The Vygotskian Framework: The Cultural-Historical Theory of Development. Chapter 1. Introduction to the Vygotskian Approach. Chapter 2. Acquiring Mental Tools and Higher Mental Functions. Chapter 3. Tools of the Mind and Brain Development. Chapter 4. The Vygotskian Framework and Other Theories of Child Development, Learning, and Education. SECTION II. Strategies for Development and Learning. Chapter 5. The Zone of Proximal Development. Chapter 6. Dynamic Assessment: Application of the Zone of Proximal Development. Chapter 7. Scaffolding in the Zone of Proximal Development. Chapter 8. Tactics for Scaffolding: Using Mediators. Chapter 9. Tactics for Scaffolding: Using Language. Chapter 10. Tactics for Scaffolding: Using Shared Activities. SECTION III. Applying the Vygotskian Approach to Development and Learning in Early Childhood. Chapter 11. Developmental Accomplishments and Leading Activity: Infants and Toddlers. Chapter 12. Supporting the Developmental Accomplishments of Infants and Toddlers.?Chapter 13. Developmental Accomplishments and the Leading Activity: Preschool and kindergarten.
Chapter 14. Supporting Developmental Accomplishments in Preschool and Kindergarten. Chapter 15. Developmental Accomplishments and Leading Activity in the Primary Grades. Chapter 16. Supporting the Developmental Accomplishments in the Primary Grades. References.