tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270640666252398203.post3023142336678856453..comments2009-10-21T11:21:46.614-07:00Comments on Reading, Writing, and Learning for All Learners: Christine Balcarcel - VygotskyNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025107960060807427noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270640666252398203.post-68351240945126043652009-09-28T09:24:08.166-07:002009-09-28T09:24:08.166-07:00I, too, was always very familiar with Vygotski'...I, too, was always very familiar with Vygotski's theory throughout the past two year of college. But you brought up a really good point that I did not think of either. I never really related how my former teachers used to group students and hold discussions to utalize the benefits which arise from the theory of the zone of proximal development. However, I remember being assigned reading groups with students at all different actual developmental levels and it being very beneficial to the classroom environment in that we learned notions beyond our actual developmental level as well as bridged the gap between students who seem to always be achieving and the students who struggled. Ultimatly, students who used to stuggle often became more confident in the classroom and participated more, leaving more room for struggling students to be involved, ask questions, and benefit from new learning goals.Christieee :)!!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09061663756960623976noreply@blogger.com