Studying learning in school
Zones of proximal development in Head Start classrooms. Vygotsky's ideas about learning ; Vivian Paley and zones of proximal development ; A curriculum for pretending
Acting out stories and the common core state standards. Standards ; Learning: the generative kind
"Doing stories". November stories ; Vygotsky and Mrs. Paley review learning in Head Start
Beginnings of storytelling and acting. Day two ; Day three ; Teaching and learning in storytelling and story acting
Changes in development. Batman and his dad ; Explaining change ; A literary community at work
Looking ahead to first grade. Balanced literacy for preschool and kindergarten ; From three to seven: becoming writers and readers
Staging stories. Becoming more skilled ; Understanding teaching ; Tomorrow's teaching
Starting points for teachers. Content knowledge: the imagination in school ; Pedagogy: teaching and learning through stories and their dramatization ; Assessing learning in stories and play ; Learning conflict resolution
Quality teaching: the cornerstone. First day in kindergarten ; Last day in Head Start.
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The high-performing preschool : story acting in Head Start classrooms by Gillian Dowley McNamee. ISBN 9780226260952. Published by The University of Chicago Press in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
