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Direct linkSmolucha, Larry; Smolucha, Francine – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
According to Lev S. Vygotsky (1896-1934), the highest levels of abstract thinking and self-regulation in preschool development are established in "pretend play using object substitutions." An extensive research literature supports Vygotsky's empirical model of the internalization of self-guiding speech (social speech > private speech…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Early Childhood Education, Abstract Reasoning, Self Control
Bodrova, Elena – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2008
The article focuses on the Vygotskian approach to high quality early childhood education in light of the challenges facing early childhood educators in Russia and in the West. One of these challenges is the constant pressure to start teaching academic skills at a progressively younger age at the expense of traditional early childhood activities.…
Descriptors: Play, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Foreign Countries
