“Hang my coat up, wash my hands, and meet at the purple rug for circle time.”
Is what you can catch most of my preschool students mumbling to themselves on any
given day, and it’s what we call self talk. Self talk is one of the branches of Lev Vygotsky’s
Social Cultural Theory. The Social Cultural Theory stood out to me from all of the other
theories because of its precedence in my everyday work life. Working with children from
4-12 years of age is amazing because I am able to see the Period of Development from
Early Childhood to Adolescence. During the process of drafting this essay, and deciding on
a theory it was nice seeing I was practicing some of the theories in my everyday teaching
style without even being conscious of it. From reminding my students to do the self talk,
and also just watching students play, problem solve with each other and teachers. I have
learned about the different periods of development, what cognitive means, and I have also
many other terms and tools I can bring back into my classroom.
One example of the Social Cultural Theory connecting to Child Development is
Continuous Development. Continuous Development is advancing the skills already there.
The scenario of the father giving guidance to his young daughter playing with her blocks is
an example. The daughter was simply tapping her blocks in the wrong place, her father
gave her a little guidance, and when he did she figured out that if she places the heart block
