Educational Psychology / Unit 3 EDP 0262 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Vygotsky on Pretend Play
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The idea
Vygotsky saw pretend play as creating an imaginary situation with roles and rules, where children practice self-regulation and act beyond their everyday level.
In practice
A child playing shopkeeper waits her turn and follows the rules of the store.
Where people slip
In this view pretend play works like scaffolding at the top of the zone of proximal development.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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