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Papers by Elena Bodrova

Research paper thumbnail of Supporting the Developmental Accomplishments in Preschool and Kindergarten

Routledge eBooks, Mar 5, 2024

Research paper thumbnail of Introduction to the Vygotskian Approach

Routledge eBooks, Mar 5, 2024

Research paper thumbnail of Tools of the Mind

Research paper thumbnail of Through the Eyes of a Child

Psyccritiques, 2006

Abstract 1. Reviews the book, The Pictorial World of the Child by Maureen Cox (see record 2006-02... more Abstract 1. Reviews the book, The Pictorial World of the Child by Maureen Cox (see record 2006-02869-000). When one sets out to explore two enormous universes--the universe of childhood and the universe of art--one is bound to discover multiple areas where these ...

Research paper thumbnail of Early Childhood Education in the Russian Federation

Research paper thumbnail of Leading Children in Their “Leading Activity”

Research paper thumbnail of Basics of Assessment: A Primer for Early Childhood Professionals

Research paper thumbnail of Tools of the Mind: A Case Study of Implementing the Vygotskian Approach in American Early Childhood and Primary Classrooms. Innodata Monographs 7

Research paper thumbnail of Revisiting Vygotskian perspectives on play and pedagogy

Chapter 5 Revisiting Vygotskian perspectives on play and pedagogy Elena Bodrova and Deborah J. Le... more Chapter 5 Revisiting Vygotskian perspectives on play and pedagogy Elena Bodrova and Deborah J. Leong Play has always been considered an essential part of childhood. Philosophers and educators alike have used such terms as 'spontaneous','inevitable'or 'natural'when ...

Research paper thumbnail of Self-Regulation as a Key to School Readiness: How Early Childhood Teachers Can Promote this Critical Competency

Research paper thumbnail of Play and Early Literacy: A Vygotskian Approach

Research paper thumbnail of Making Play Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder: Lessons from Tools of the Mind

American Journal of Play, 2019

Although most early-childhood educators agree on the value of play in child development, they fin... more Although most early-childhood educators agree on the value of play in child development, they find it increasingly harder to advocate for play given today's pressure for academic achievement. Using the theoretical work of Lev Vygotsky, the authors discuss how make-believe play among children helps them develop skills critical for success in school and beyond. They discuss the strategies of the Tools of the Mind curriculum that scaffold mature make-believe play, and they demonstrate how Sesame Street and Esme and Roy, shows from Sesame Workshop, help parents and teachers use these strategies with children.

Research paper thumbnail of Jugant per aconseguir habilitats acadèmiques

Infància: educar de 0 a 6 anys, 2010

Resumen: Les obres de Vigotski revelen una estreta relació entre el joc i les habilitats acadèmiq... more Resumen: Les obres de Vigotski revelen una estreta relació entre el joc i les habilitats acadèmiques. Des del punt de vista de Vigotski, la dicotomia entre el joc i els aprenentatges acadèmics és falsa. Segons ell, el joc de fantasia és un dels contextos més importants en ...

Research paper thumbnail of Adult Influences on Play: The Vygotskian Approach

Research paper thumbnail of The Vygotskian and Post-Vygotskian Approach

Research paper thumbnail of Vygotsky and Montessori: One Dream, Two Visions

Research paper thumbnail of Playful Learning: Enhancing Self-Regulation, and Academic and Social Competence

Research paper thumbnail of Jugando para conseguir habilidades académicas

Infancia: educar de 0 a 6 años, 2013

Las obras de Vigotski revelan una estrecha relacion entre el juego y las habilidades academicas. ... more Las obras de Vigotski revelan una estrecha relacion entre el juego y las habilidades academicas. Desde el punto de vista de Vigotski, la dicotomia entre el juego y los aprendizajes academicos es falsa. Segun el, el juego de fantasia es uno de los contextos mas importantes en que los ninos y las ninas pequenos desarrollan competencias criticas que consolidaran una adaptacion y funcionamiento adecuados en los entornos academicos formales.

Research paper thumbnail of Play is a play, is a play, is a play… or is it? Challenges in designing, implementing and evaluating play-based interventions

Frontiers in Psychology, Apr 3, 2023

When a social-emotional learning (SEL) intervention is implemented in an early childhood classroo... more When a social-emotional learning (SEL) intervention is implemented in an early childhood classroom, it often involves play. Some interventions even list play as its main component. However, the advocates of play arguing for the return of play in early childhood education (ECE) classrooms still have difficulty convincing the proponents of more rigorous academic instruction. These proponents cite research pointing to the insufficient evidence of the positive effect of play on children's short-and longer-term social, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral outcomes as well as their overall well-being. We believe that there are multiple issues with play-based interventions' design, implementation, and evaluation that might account for this insufficient evidence. In our paper, we discuss the numerous ways play does (or does not) feature in SEL interventions and how it might affect the outcomes of these interventions. We also examine the methodological challenges of having child-controlled play as a component of an SEL intervention. While we are not proposing a specific protocol for re-evaluation of the results of existing interventions, we outline some ways such re-evaluation can be possible in the future, along with the development and evaluation of new play-based SEL interventions. KEYWORDS social-emotional learning, play, classroom intervention, early childhood, children 1 In this paper, we are going to use ECE as one of the two most commonly used terms describing this field. In some of the literature reviewed the term ECEC is used, which stands for Early Childhood Education and Care.

Research paper thumbnail of Les outils de la pensée: L'approche vygotskienne dans l'éducation à la petite enfance

L'éducation des jeunes enfants est une tâche complexe qui requiert de la part de... more L'éducation des jeunes enfants est une tâche complexe qui requiert de la part des adultes qui l'assument des qualités particulières ainsi qu'un ensemble de connaissances diversifiées. Notamment, l'adulte doit savoir observer attentivement l'enfant et ajuster en ...

Research paper thumbnail of Supporting the Developmental Accomplishments in Preschool and Kindergarten

Routledge eBooks, Mar 5, 2024

Research paper thumbnail of Introduction to the Vygotskian Approach

Routledge eBooks, Mar 5, 2024

Research paper thumbnail of Tools of the Mind

Research paper thumbnail of Through the Eyes of a Child

Psyccritiques, 2006

Abstract 1. Reviews the book, The Pictorial World of the Child by Maureen Cox (see record 2006-02... more Abstract 1. Reviews the book, The Pictorial World of the Child by Maureen Cox (see record 2006-02869-000). When one sets out to explore two enormous universes--the universe of childhood and the universe of art--one is bound to discover multiple areas where these ...

Research paper thumbnail of Early Childhood Education in the Russian Federation

Research paper thumbnail of Leading Children in Their “Leading Activity”

Research paper thumbnail of Basics of Assessment: A Primer for Early Childhood Professionals

Research paper thumbnail of Tools of the Mind: A Case Study of Implementing the Vygotskian Approach in American Early Childhood and Primary Classrooms. Innodata Monographs 7

Research paper thumbnail of Revisiting Vygotskian perspectives on play and pedagogy

Chapter 5 Revisiting Vygotskian perspectives on play and pedagogy Elena Bodrova and Deborah J. Le... more Chapter 5 Revisiting Vygotskian perspectives on play and pedagogy Elena Bodrova and Deborah J. Leong Play has always been considered an essential part of childhood. Philosophers and educators alike have used such terms as 'spontaneous','inevitable'or 'natural'when ...

Research paper thumbnail of Self-Regulation as a Key to School Readiness: How Early Childhood Teachers Can Promote this Critical Competency

Research paper thumbnail of Play and Early Literacy: A Vygotskian Approach

Research paper thumbnail of Making Play Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder: Lessons from Tools of the Mind

American Journal of Play, 2019

Although most early-childhood educators agree on the value of play in child development, they fin... more Although most early-childhood educators agree on the value of play in child development, they find it increasingly harder to advocate for play given today's pressure for academic achievement. Using the theoretical work of Lev Vygotsky, the authors discuss how make-believe play among children helps them develop skills critical for success in school and beyond. They discuss the strategies of the Tools of the Mind curriculum that scaffold mature make-believe play, and they demonstrate how Sesame Street and Esme and Roy, shows from Sesame Workshop, help parents and teachers use these strategies with children.

Research paper thumbnail of Jugant per aconseguir habilitats acadèmiques

Infància: educar de 0 a 6 anys, 2010

Resumen: Les obres de Vigotski revelen una estreta relació entre el joc i les habilitats acadèmiq... more Resumen: Les obres de Vigotski revelen una estreta relació entre el joc i les habilitats acadèmiques. Des del punt de vista de Vigotski, la dicotomia entre el joc i els aprenentatges acadèmics és falsa. Segons ell, el joc de fantasia és un dels contextos més importants en ...

Research paper thumbnail of Adult Influences on Play: The Vygotskian Approach

Research paper thumbnail of The Vygotskian and Post-Vygotskian Approach

Research paper thumbnail of Vygotsky and Montessori: One Dream, Two Visions

Research paper thumbnail of Playful Learning: Enhancing Self-Regulation, and Academic and Social Competence

Research paper thumbnail of Jugando para conseguir habilidades académicas

Infancia: educar de 0 a 6 años, 2013

Las obras de Vigotski revelan una estrecha relacion entre el juego y las habilidades academicas. ... more Las obras de Vigotski revelan una estrecha relacion entre el juego y las habilidades academicas. Desde el punto de vista de Vigotski, la dicotomia entre el juego y los aprendizajes academicos es falsa. Segun el, el juego de fantasia es uno de los contextos mas importantes en que los ninos y las ninas pequenos desarrollan competencias criticas que consolidaran una adaptacion y funcionamiento adecuados en los entornos academicos formales.

Research paper thumbnail of Play is a play, is a play, is a play… or is it? Challenges in designing, implementing and evaluating play-based interventions

Frontiers in Psychology, Apr 3, 2023

When a social-emotional learning (SEL) intervention is implemented in an early childhood classroo... more When a social-emotional learning (SEL) intervention is implemented in an early childhood classroom, it often involves play. Some interventions even list play as its main component. However, the advocates of play arguing for the return of play in early childhood education (ECE) classrooms still have difficulty convincing the proponents of more rigorous academic instruction. These proponents cite research pointing to the insufficient evidence of the positive effect of play on children's short-and longer-term social, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral outcomes as well as their overall well-being. We believe that there are multiple issues with play-based interventions' design, implementation, and evaluation that might account for this insufficient evidence. In our paper, we discuss the numerous ways play does (or does not) feature in SEL interventions and how it might affect the outcomes of these interventions. We also examine the methodological challenges of having child-controlled play as a component of an SEL intervention. While we are not proposing a specific protocol for re-evaluation of the results of existing interventions, we outline some ways such re-evaluation can be possible in the future, along with the development and evaluation of new play-based SEL interventions. KEYWORDS social-emotional learning, play, classroom intervention, early childhood, children 1 In this paper, we are going to use ECE as one of the two most commonly used terms describing this field. In some of the literature reviewed the term ECEC is used, which stands for Early Childhood Education and Care.

Research paper thumbnail of Les outils de la pensée: L'approche vygotskienne dans l'éducation à la petite enfance

L'éducation des jeunes enfants est une tâche complexe qui requiert de la part de... more L'éducation des jeunes enfants est une tâche complexe qui requiert de la part des adultes qui l'assument des qualités particulières ainsi qu'un ensemble de connaissances diversifiées. Notamment, l'adulte doit savoir observer attentivement l'enfant et ajuster en ...

Research paper thumbnail of Tools of the Mind: The Vygotskian Approach to Early childhood Education 3rd edition

Now in its third edition, this classic text remains the seminal resource for in-depth information... more Now in its third edition, this classic text remains the seminal resource for in-depth information about major concepts and principles of the cultural-historical theory developed by Lev Vygotsky, his students, and colleagues, as well as three generations of neo-Vygotskian scholars in Russia and the West. Featuring two new chapters on brain development and scaffolding in the zone of proximal development, as well as additional content on technology, dual language learners, and students with disabilities, this new edition provides the latest research evidence supporting the basics of the cultural-historical approach alongside Vygotskian-based practical implications. With concrete explanations and strategies on how to scaffold young children’s learning and development, this book is essential reading for students of early childhood theory and development.