Lev vygotsky’s theory
- 1. Lev Vygotsky’s Theory By Pembe Sulo
- 2. Lev Vygotsky’s theory is based on cognitive development and social development. Lev Vygotsky believed that children's language was social in origin because it developed in interaction between the child and others. He believed that children talking to adults about familiar everyday experiences is important for building knowledge and interpreting their own experiences.
- 3. Lev Vygotsky believed that a child's development is the result of interaction between children and their social environment. He argued that play is a form of socialising. Play shapes how children make sense of their worlds, how they learn thinking skills, and how they acquire language. (Lev Vygotsky, 2012). Lev Vygotsky believed that children have conversations with themselves when they engage in imaginative play, for example creating a story and giving a voice to the different characters in the story. When children imitate others, they are developing a vocabulary that allows them to name and navigate the world around them. Less verbal children may talk more during imaginative play than in other settings.
- 4. Lev Vygotsky believed that play is an essential part of both language development and a child's understanding of the external world. When a child is at play, he or she is in a constant conversation either with themselves or others. Children at play are making sense of the world through a process of "inner speech" as they are often talking out loud to themselves. Lev Vygotsky’s views can allow practitioners to support children’s development by allowing them to socialise and communicate during play rather than having the children play quietly.