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Tools of the Mind: The Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education
As the only text of its kind, this book provides in-depth information about Vygotsky's theories, neo-Vygotskians' findings, and concrete explanations and strategies that instruct teachers how to influence student learning and development. Key changes to this edition include a new chapter on dynamic assessment, separate and expanded chapters on developmental accomplishments...more
Paperback, 235 pages
Published
September 1st 2006
by Prentice Hall
(first published November 1st 1995)
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Elena Bodrova and Deborah Leong's well-organized and well-written book is an important reference for those interested in child psychology and development. As well, it is a useful primer for the theories of Lev Vygotsky and followers such as Luria, Leont'ev and Elkonin, presenting those theories in a manner far more accessible and practical than Vygotsky's dense and challenging prose.
I certainly came away an even firmer 'Vygotskian' than I had been before, with a deeper understanding and apprecia...more
I certainly came away an even firmer 'Vygotskian' than I had been before, with a deeper understanding and apprecia...more
It's a textbook so it's dry and academic. The great thing about this book is the approach to early education - with great emphasis on teaching children how to use their imaginations which is slowly becoming a lost art in America.
One of the most striking chapters in Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman's book Nurtureshock was Chapter 8 on the Tools of the Mind Curriculum. As a former Elementary School teacher and a preschool teacher of 10 years, I was really captured by the descriptions of this curriculum. I had to know more about a practice that could teach four and five year old children skills in self-regulation, executive function control, with such obvious results. These particular skills are a better predictor of success...more
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Debbie Leong heads the research project I'm a part of; Vygotsky, self-regulation, dramatic play. You can see more about our program here: http://www.mscd.edu/extendedcampus/to...
After reading Nurtureschock, with its reference to tools of the mind preschool programs, I wanted to learn more about this program. I found some helpful ideas to promote self monitoring.
Sep 04, 2010
Andrea
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Tools of the Mind was one of the most striking studies reported by Po Bronson in his book Nurture Shock. Here is a book all about it.
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Deb
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Read a chapter on this in "NutureShock" by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman and can't wait to learn more about the value of structured play.
Aug 08, 2009
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Reading it again and always making new connections
A book I constantly have to refer to for my job.
Very academic but great how it makes you think!
I hope this is the only textbook I read this year because they are not especially engaging. The ideas are interesting, though. To sum up, a good preschool education incorporates lots of imaginative play, integrated language (not drilling on letters or numbers, but use of letters or numbers in context of playing or signing up for something), and use of lots of independently regulated mediators.
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NurtureShock made the Vygotskian theory sound fascinating. It probably is, but I was hoping for more of a Tools of the Mind curriculum. Text-booky.
Jan 08, 2012
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a little short of practical examples in my book, but is a must for understanding Vygotsky in 2010.
Heard about this in NurtureShock- so far, amazing.
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