Vygotsky in the Classroom: Mediated Literacy Instruction and Assessment

By Lisbeth Dixon-Krauss

An edited collection of original essays by teacher educators, Vygotsky in the Classroom shows teachers how to apply Vygotsky's ideas to literacy instruction and assessment. The text examines... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801315905
• ISBN13: 9780801315909
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.2"

Customer Reviews

Vygotsky Made Simple

As a teacher, I have been looking for a book that puts theory into a real-life context for me. This book succeeded in doing just that. As a believer in constructivism, and children as active learners, this book provides me with a workbook format, one that I can apply to my second grade classroom. It gives me clear examples of how a teacher can take the theories of Vygotsky and place it in a context of many different topics on literacy learning and experiment with strategies and techniques offered up by its many contributirs. It is easy to understand and the glossary at the back of the book helps the reader to understand the terms used throughout the text. This book is an affirmation and a celebration for me as now I know that what I am doing as a teacher to foster real learning is working. I am growing into a reflective practitioner as a result of reading this book.