Human Growth and Development / Unit 1 HGD 0034 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Zone of Proximal Development
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The idea
The zone of proximal development is the range of skills a learner cannot yet manage alone but is ready to master with a little help.
In practice
A reader sounding out new words only when a teacher points to the first sound.
Where people slip
Vygotsky's ideas about teaching within the zone have been widely adopted by educators.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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