Key Terms and Constructs in Adopting a Vygotskian Perspective

Abstract

In this chapter I review key terms in Vygotskian scholarship and their conceptual basis in literacy research. The position I am outlining is based on the assumption that a person's frameworks for thinking are developed through problem-solving action carried out in specific settings whose social structures have been developed through historical, culturally-grounded actions. This perspective focuses attention on the predominant value systems and social practices that characterize the settings in which the learning of literacy practices unfolds.