Question

While in Kindergarten, Shawnte can sound out most three-letter words, but when she sees a long six-letter word, she turns to her teacher instead of trying to sound it out. Her teacher encourages her to go ahead and try to sound it out by breaking it down into two parts. According to Vygotsky, Shawnte is in the zone of proximal development.
A. is in the zone of proximal development.
B. is developing her fast-mapping skills.
C. is developing her fast-mapping skills.
D. needs to practice her language overregularization.
E. needs to practice her language overregularization.
F. is engaged in egocentric speech.
G. is engaged in egocentric speech.

Answer 1

If Shawnte can sound out three letter words but has difficulty with a six worded word, she is in the zone of proximal development according to Vygotsky. The correct option is A.

According Vygotsky, the proximal development zone is that part of a child's development that shows what they can achieve when they have a person who is available to mentor them into more skills and expertise.

The proximal development shows the difference that exists between what a child can achieve without help and what they can achieve if they have a teacher or mentor helping them get to their potentials.

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