Gabriel's language and cognitive skills have developed greatly since he began attending preschool. ...

Gabriel's language and cognitive skills have developed greatly since he began attending preschool. His teacher explains things to the children when they participate in small-group activities and she encourages conversation between children and adults
 
  According to Vygotsky, she uses language to advance thinking through
 
  social mediation.
  private speech.
  scaffolding.
  the zone of proximal development.

Question 2

Six-year-old Mikael has 10 dinosaur toys on the floor in front of him. You ask him how many he has, and he counts them one at a time. This is an example of which of the following?
 
  one-to-one correspondence
  guided participation
  scripting
  animism

Question 3

Which of the following would a 6-year-old child be able to do but a 2-year-old would not?
 
  build scaffolds
  verbalize scripts
  reiterate the zone of proximal development
  use mental mapping

Question 4

Preschoolers use private speech to
 
  communicate with anyone in hearing distance.
  communicate only with their best friends.
  explain events to themselves.
  communicate with siblings.

Question 5

According to Vygotsky, the internal dialogue that we have with ourselves either silently or out loud is referred to as
 
  theory of mind.
  guided participation.
  private speech.
  apprenticeship.

Question 6

According to Vygotsky, language is a tool
 
  to make oneself understood.
  to regulate behavior.
  to advance thought.
  of self-expression.