Lev Vygotsky

Theoretical Perspectives to the study A Bird View This section is discussing some important key concepts and theories relate to the child development with the special focus on risk, protective factors, and resilience of the children. Most of these theories are put forth by psychologist and that has clinically experimented in different settings. For the purpose of better understanding on the theoretical perspective of this study, here explains the psycho social theories, behavior and social…

The lesson plan was designed to cater for a specific group of children from a year two classroom from Hill Top school. The lesson plan is aimed to help four EAL/D students (Rada, Jean, Thomas, Sophia) who are in the consolidating phase in their mastery of Standard Australian English. The students were taken through a guided reading lesson on the book Where the Forest Meets the Sea. Embedded through the lesson plan were many different strategies such as comprehension, reader and text factors,…

According to Anderson and Holt-Reynolds (1995), student teachers are not aware of their values and beliefs and their impact on teacher’s practice. On reflection, I realized that I myself have evolved within the last one year and my belief about teaching children has changed to working with children. I have discarded my naïve beliefs (Brownlee, et al., 2000), and have developed my early childhood education philosophy on the theories and philosophies I have studied so far. I shall critically…

1. This observation occurred between the occupational therapist (OT) and a 4-year-old girl named Ella. Ella does not have a definite diagnosis, but does have developmental delays and low muscle tone all over her body. The occupational therapist brought in big Lego blocks and allowed Ella to free-play with them while the OT gathered other materials. The OT sat down at the table with Ella and from the bag of Legos she pulled out 2 yellow blocks with six pegs, 2 green with 2 pegs, 2 blue with 2…

Language is a method of shared, social and cultural rules of communication people use to interact with one another (Gee & Hayes, 2011, p. 6). It can vary between formal and informal registrars, depending on the relationship of its participants and is dependent on the context in which it is used. Within each relationship or community of people, communication and expressions transmitted through language purposeful – it is fundamental for human sustainability and functionality. Language can be…

Introduction Play is an activity that is chosen freely and is motivated and directed based on the individuals interests. Adequate space for play and a variety of play materials can be crucial in the development of children (Goldstein, 2012). In early childhood education (ECE), play is essential and embedded in the curriculum. The importance of play stemmed from the contribution it makes towards the cognitive, physical, social and emotional well-being of children and youth (Ginsburg, 2005).…

Helping Children Stay Curious Parents are naturally concerned about what goes on in their children’s lives, especially what kind of school their children are attending. They wonder if their child should go to a public or private school. A public school could encourage their child to join in with the wrong crowd, and a private school may not have the Christ-centered education a family wants. Parents may even consider homeschooling just to ensure that their child is exposed to the best…

INTRODUCTION There are unlimited challenges for second language acquisition. Generally, it is very important to search for significant and proper way to deliver information in teaching and learning process in order to achieve language acquisition effectively. What is language learning? The similarity of language learning and language acquisition can be determined when a learner gives input and output of the language and try to apply the use of second language in her/his daily life. The…

It is often thought that learning can only take place in traditional settings, such as schools or daycares. However, learning doesn’t have to be limited to an environment or subject. When children develop and learn about themselves and others, it can occur in different types of settings, such as at home, in a playground, or even in unconventional settings such as a bus. Learning is influenced and shaped by the environment a child s around. This type of theory is explored more by cultural…

language; with knowledge of the context in which language is constructed, a deeper understanding of it can be gained. Language for Thinking and Learning Language is central to a child’s thinking and learning. Leading theorist in cognitive development, Lev Vygotsky, emphasised the importance of language as a “social bridge to connect a mentor’s advanced development with a novice’s immature development” (O’Donnell et al., 2016, p. 121). In this way, language plays the role of a facilitator of…