Get In The Zone

In its basic form, the Zone of Proximal Development is the space between what the child is currently capable of on their own, and what they can do with support/guidance from an adult. It suggests that children are able to acquire new skills by working with, or even observing, an expert (typically the parent, but it can be a teacher, sibling, friend, anyone really) as long as that expert starts from the child’s current strengths and capabilities. If you start at too advanced a level you are outside the zone and you’ll lose the learning opportunity. The relationship and connection you, the expert, has with the child allows you to know what they can do already, so you know where to start...

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