Vygotsky and scaffolding

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  • Created by: em ruth
  • Created on: 26-03-17 14:41

Introduction

  • Vygotski never called this theory scaffoling, this name came from those who followed on from him.
  • Language a social concept that is developed through social interactions.
  • According to Lev Vygotsky, a 20th-century Soviet psychologist, language acquisition involves not only a childs exposure to words but also an independent process of growth between thought and language.
  • Vygotsky's theory of the "zone of proximal development" argues that teachers should consider a child's capabilty to learn before trying to expand the childs grasp of the English language.

Experience

  • Vygotskys theory of language is based on constructivist learning theory, which states that children acquire knowledge as a result of engaging in social experiences.
  • Through social and language interactions, older and more experienced members of a community teach younger and less experienced members the skills, values, and knowledge needed to be productive members of that community

Signals

  • According to Vygotsky, words are signals.
  • Rather than engage children in a primary signal system, in which…

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