https://padlet.com/sourgrapejuice/arhkf3m06uco Contributions To Child Development en-us 2019-03-17 18:34:13 UTC 2025-12-24 01:44:18 UTC hello@padlet.com sourgrapejuice https://padlet.com/sourgrapejuice/arhkf3m06uco/wish/342154573 Russian developmentalist who believed children actively construct their knowledge.]]> 2019-03-17 18:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sourgrapejuice/arhkf3m06uco/wish/342154573 sourgrapejuice https://padlet.com/sourgrapejuice/arhkf3m06uco/wish/342157845 Vygotsky believed that social interaction was necessary for the cognitive development of children. Three themes in his writing showed how individual and social processes led to development
- Individual development has origins in social sources.
- Semiotics are the tools that facilitate co-construction of knowledge that can be internalized and used later.
- These themes should be examined through developmental analysis. ]]> 2019-03-17 19:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sourgrapejuice/arhkf3m06uco/wish/342157845 sourgrapejuice https://padlet.com/sourgrapejuice/arhkf3m06uco/wish/342159300 Vygotsky believed two developmental should be found, the actual and the potential levels of development.
- The actual: what children can perform alone and independently.
-The potential: what children can do with assistance.]]> 2019-03-17 19:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sourgrapejuice/arhkf3m06uco/wish/342159300 sourgrapejuice https://padlet.com/sourgrapejuice/arhkf3m06uco/wish/342161122  “In play a child is always above his average age, above his daily behavior; in play it is as though he were a head taller than himself. As in the focus of a magnifying glass, play contains all developmental tendencies in a condensed form; in play it is as though the child were trying to jump above the level of his normal behavior” (1967, 16). (Bodrova & Leong, 20]]> 2019-03-17 19:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sourgrapejuice/arhkf3m06uco/wish/342161122 sourgrapejuice https://padlet.com/sourgrapejuice/arhkf3m06uco/wish/342161251 Make believe play has three features, creation of an imaginary situation, the act of filling a role, and following the rules determined by those roles. 

Make believe play allows children to become capable of intentional behavior which is critical for the development of higher mental functioning. 

Vygotsky believed that play was the leading source of development during the preschool years.  ]]> 2019-03-17 19:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sourgrapejuice/arhkf3m06uco/wish/342161251 sourgrapejuice https://padlet.com/sourgrapejuice/arhkf3m06uco/wish/342162404 BODROVA, E., & LEONG, D. J. (2015). Vygotskian and Post-Vygotskian Views on Children’s Play. American Journal of Play, 7(3), 371–388. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.averett.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=103601452&site=ehost-live

Scott, S & Palincsar, A. Sociocultural Theory [PDF file]. Retrieved from http://dr-hatfield.com/theorists/resources/sociocultural_theory.pdf

Gindis, B. (1999). Vgotsky's Vision: Reshaping the practice of Special Education in the 21st Century. Remedial and Special Education, 20. Retrieved from http://web.b.ebscohost.com.averett.idm.oclc.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=2&sid=7922c163-8593-4334-bd3d-5257fc59325f%40sessionmgr103


]]> 2019-03-17 19:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sourgrapejuice/arhkf3m06uco/wish/342162404 sourgrapejuice https://padlet.com/sourgrapejuice/arhkf3m06uco/wish/342163470 He believed there were limitations on the information an IQ test could provide. He thought a developmental assessment should  be used instead that concentrated on mental processing and qualitative meta-cognitive indicators. 

He was unable to elaborate on these assessments, but set the background for future use of it which aided in the continuance of helping Special Education]]> 2019-03-17 19:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sourgrapejuice/arhkf3m06uco/wish/342163470