Revisiting VygotskyTools of the Mind
The emerging body of neuroscience research discussed earlier in this chapter has produced a renewed interest in social constructivism (Barnett, Junga, Yarosza, & Thomasa, 2008; Bodrova & Leong, 2001; Lynch, 2016). Many of the studies seem to confirm Vygotsky’s theories about the importance of symbolic representation and learning as a scaffolded process.
Elena Bodrova and Debra Leong first published Tools of the Mind in 1996. This approach focused on the development of self-regulation, teaching literacy and math through socially mediated processes, and play.
