TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bodrova,Elena
AU  - Leong,Deborah
TI  - Tools of the mind: the Vygotskian approach to early childhood education / 
SN  - 9780130278043
U1  - 372.21 BOD 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Upper Saddle River, N.J.
PB  - Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall
KW  - Early childhood education
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Child development
KW  - Constructivism (Education)
KW  - Learning, Psychology of
KW  - Play
KW  - Activity programs
N1  - Includes bibliographical references  and indexes
N2  - As the only text of its kind, this book provides in-depth information about Vygotsky's theories, neo-Piagetians' findings, and concrete explanations and strategies that instruct teachers how to influence student learning and development. KEY TOPICS: Key changes to this edition include a new chapter on dynamic assessment, separate and expanded chapters on developmental accomplishments of infants and toddlers, preschool/kindergarten, and primary grades and on supporting those accomplishments, and elaborations of Vygotsky's ideas from neo-Vygotskians from Russia. Pre-K through 3 inservice teachers and other early childhood development educators
ER  -