Lev Vygotsky

Childhood Observation I completed my observation on Friday, October 7th. My observation took place at Forest Park Jr/Sr. High School in Ferdinand, Indiana. I went to this school because it is the school I attended for junior high and high school. Since we are a smaller town and do not have as many kids, our junior high school is in the same building as our high school. I walked into Mrs. Hawkins seventh grade math class. I planned on starting my observation at 8:00 am which is when school…

myself and my abilities, both academic and social. However, with all due introspection and now retrospection, I feel a change is necessary because the academic and cultural atmosphere at Central Washington University is too thin for me. Sociologist Lev Vygotsky believed that peers play a major role in an individual’s development and learning. The students and friends with whom I grew up were extraordinarily bright, competitive, and creative. In high school, discussions and opinions on almost…

Researches and many child development theorists suggests play to be an increasingly more varied and complex activity with significant influence on the physical, cognitive and social development of children (Kearns 2010). A balance between both types of play, structured and unstructured, can significantly benefit children in their development. Children attempt achieving pre-existing objectives set by an adult in structured play while establishing their own objectives in free/unstructured play…

Boy Based Commercials Rather than domesticity, commercials that feature boys contain violent images. For example, in the commercial for “Power Rangers Super Megaforce Double Battle Figures” there are images of ‘blasters’ and ‘swords’, with the Power Rangers fighting ‘evil’ (Bandai 2014). The voice in the commercial is male, and the intended audience for Power Ranger is clearly young boys. The voice says things like “fire your blaster and swing your sword,” as well as “you’re armed and ready!”…

Part B Diagnostic Assessment During the diagnostic assessment which focused on grade three student, Boris’s comprehension of number placement and value, Boris did well in most areas, with minimal exceptions. Boris took a great deal of time, when requested to partition the double digit the number. Though they progressed to partitioning the larger numbers in a standard and acceptable non-standard manner, they answered the two digit partitioning question with various multiplication equations.…

Early Childhood Education Makes a Difference in the Academic Success of At-Risk Children It is essential for our society to recognize the importance of early childhood education and how it affects a person’s life. Early childhood education is not “babysitting,” it is a powerful tool needed to guarantee a child’s academic success. The development acquired during a child’s preschool years set a foundation for their future. At-risk children are in jeopardy of achieving such great success due to…

To make final Each theory that is presented on the topic of child development has their advantages and disadvantages. My parenting philosophy is to be encouraging and supportive then again not to be overbearing and overly protecting of the child. I require the child to feel attached to me and have a virtuous bonding, however I also entail him to feel secure enough to explore and be independent as I believe this is an essential life skill for every child to develop early on. Over…

How do you best support the wellness and wellbeing of children in your care? Today we are going to look at the topic of wellness. Specifically, how do you best support the wellness and wellbeing of children in your care? If you google wellness you are bombarded with an array of information on how best to achieve and maintain good health and wellbeing. With the abundance of information out there it is easy to become overloaded and engulf in too much information. What is wellness? Wellness is…

involves forming knowledge through senses. (Mandich, 2016). The child first had to look at how the mother was putting the shapes into the correct outline and then was able to do it him self. He used sight and touch, which are two of the five senses. Lev Vygotsky created the zone of proximal development (ZPD) (Mandich, 2016). The four stages imply that the individual will need assistant by others and then by him, the skill goes to automatic habit formation, and finally the skill becomes acquired.…

After a brief tour through the center, it’s clear to see why there are often dozens of names on the waiting list months in advance for enrollment at the center. Play and Learn at Community Place feels open, warm, and inviting, from the colorful art and photos of the children adorning the walls lining the hallways, to the walls of information for parents related to the center, its philosophy, and its staff. The staff are knowledgeable, and educated in their craft. Each staff member has their own…