Applying Vygotskian Developmental Theory to Language Intervention.

Schneider, Phyllis; Watkins, Ruth V.

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ERIC Number: EJ522857

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Applying Vygotskian Developmental Theory to Language Intervention.

Schneider, Phyllis; Watkins, Ruth V.

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, v27 n2 p157-70 Apr 1996

This article presents key ideas from Lev S. Vygotsky's social-interactionist zones of proximal development theory and applications of this theory to assessment and intervention with children having language impairments. A case study illustrates the steps in coordinating assessment and intervention. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Child Psychology, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Intervention, Language Impairments, Speech Language Pathology, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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