Guiding Children's Verbal Plan and Evaluation during Free Play: An Application of Vygotsky's Genetic Epistemology to the Early Childhood Classroom.

Yang, Ok Seung

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Publication Date: 2000

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Guiding Children's Verbal Plan and Evaluation during Free Play: An Application of Vygotsky's Genetic Epistemology to the Early Childhood Classroom.

Yang, Ok Seung

Early Childhood Education Journal, v28 n1 p3-10 Fall 2000

Describes the development and use of the Verbal Plan and Evaluation program, an instructional model applicable for free play time and based on Vygotsky's view that teachers' active involvement in children's verbalization of planning and evaluating play activities facilitates the development of their mental processes. Presents teaching strategies for implementing the program in an early childhood classroom. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices, Evaluative Thinking, Models, Planning, Play, Self Control, Teacher Influence, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship, Thinking Skills, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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