ED455014 PS029660
Title: Tools of the Mind: A Case Study of Implementing the Vygotskian
Approach in American Early Childhood and Primary Classrooms. Innodata
Monographs 7.
Author(s): Bodrova, Elena; Leong, Deborah J.
Author Affiliation: International Bureau of Education, Geneva (Switzerland).(XDZ37982)
Pages: 43
Publication Date: 2001
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.
Availability: International Bureau of Education, P.O. Box 199, 1211
Geneva 20, Switzerland. Web site: http://www.ibe.unesco.org.
Language: English
Document Type: Reports--Research (143)
Geographic Source: Switzerland
Journal Announcement: RIEDEC2001
Government Level: International
This monograph,
one in a series describing innovative educational practice, presents
a case study of the Tools of the Mind project. This project, the
result of collaboration between Russian and American education researchers,
used the Vygotskian approach to create a series of tools or strategies
for teachers to use in supporting the development of early literacy,
including meta-cognitive and meta-linguistic skills as well as other
foundational literacy skills. The monograph describes the development
and piloting of the project, including the creation of the Early
Learning Advisor, a computerized assessment system that provides
direct advice to teachers on the developmental levels of their individual
students, and gives them suggestions about how to apply the innovative
teaching concepts in their daily work in the classroom. The monograph
also discusses an empirical evaluation of the project, which revealed
that the strategies had a positive effect on literacy achievement
in young children. (Contains 24 references.) (EV)
Descriptors: Case Studies; *Computer Managed Instruction; Early
Childhood Education; *Emergent Literacy; *Instructional Innovation;
Metacognition; Metalinguistics; Program Descriptions; Program Development;
Program Evaluation; *Skill Development; Teaching Methods; Theory
Practice Relationship
Identifiers: *Vygotsky (Lev S)
