GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
VYGOTSKY
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Sensory motor development and egocentric thinking
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Social exchange and individual speech
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Social interaction and generalizing thinking
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Egocentric and generalizing thinking
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vygotsky viewed language as an essential tool for communication and that culture and behaviour was understood through language. Vygotsky also highlighted the critical role that language plays in cognitive development. Vygotsky’s theory says that social interactions help children develop their ability to use language.
Detailed explanation-2: -Vygotsky (1978) states: “Every function in the child’s cultural development appears twice: first, on the social level, and later, on the individual level; first, between people (interpsychological) and then inside the child (intrapsychological).
Detailed explanation-3: -According to Vygotsky (1962) language plays two critical roles in cognitive development: 1: It is the main means by which adults transmit information to children. 2: Language itself becomes a very powerful tool of intellectual adaptation.
Detailed explanation-4: -Central to Vygotsky’s theory is the idea that infants develop new social and cognitive skills through interactions with older individuals. From: Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development (Second Edition), 2020.