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lracut11

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Describe four guidelines teachers can use when attempting to apply Vygotsky's work with their students.
 
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Was the task in the children's zones of proximal development? Explain why it was or was not.
 
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Answer to Question 1

Guidelines for applying Vygotsky's work in classrooms include: (1) embed learning activities in culturally authentic contexts, such as the kindergarten teacher did with her lesson on grammar and spelling; (2) involve students in social interactions, and encourage students to use language to describe their developing understanding; (3) create learning activities that are in learners' zones of proximal development; and

Answer to Question 2

Yes, the task was in the children's zones of proximal development, which is indicated by the fact that they continued to make progress with the teacher's support.





 

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