“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). This applies equally to voluntary attention, to logical memory, and to the formation of concepts. All the higher functions originate as actual relationships between individuals.” PeopleFirstsChildrenIndividualSocialMemoriesLevelsAttentionDevelopmentHigherConceptsFunctionLogicalFormation Author:Lev S. Vygotsky
“A child’s greatest achievements are possible in play, achievements that tomorrow will become her basic level of real action.” ChildrenRealPlayActionLevelsTomorrowAchievementGreatest Achievement Author:Lev S. Vygotsky
“The distance between the actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving and the level of potential development as determined through problem solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers” ProblemLevelsDevelopmentCapableAdultsIndependentDistanceDeterminedGuidanceCollaborationProblem SolvingPeersDevelopmental Author:Lev S. Vygotsky
“In play, the child is always behaving beyond his age, above his usual everyday behaviour; in play he is, as it were, a head above himself. Play contains in a concentrated form, as in the focus of a magnifying glass, all developmental tendencies; it is as if the child tries to jump above his usual level.” IfsTryingChildrenPlayAgeFormLevelsFocusEverydayGlassesTendenciesUsualBehaviourMagnifyingDevelopmentalMagnifying Glass Author:Lev S. Vygotsky
