Re: simple play and development

nate (schmolze who-is-at students.wisc.edu)
Fri, 22 Oct 1999 21:52:47 -0500

I believe both have sections on play and are pretty popular currently in
early education. Davidson Films also is working/has a film out on Vygotsky
and play.

Scaffolding Children's Learning: Vygotsky and Early Childhood Education
By Laura Berk & Adam Winsler

Tools of the Mind
By Elena Bodrova & Deborah Leong

----- Original Message -----
From: Ricardo Ottoni <rjapias who-is-at ibm.net>
To: <xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: simple play and development

> Wouldn't be a good idea ask them to read chp 7 (the role of play in
> development) of "Mind in Society"?
>
> Mike Cole wrote:
> >
> > Dear XMCA-ites-- I am doing some teaching via DL with a junior college
> > class. I was planning on giving them Vygotsky on play, but from ongoing
> > experience. I know that it would take more support than I can provide
> > for this to be a good experience for them. What do people recommend at
> > a simpler, synthetic, level that might be good on play, learning, and
> > development as a sub?
> > mike
>