Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223) and indexes.
Contents
The Vygotskian Framework: The Cultural-Historical Theory of Development -- Introduction to the Vygotskian Approach -- 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.