Tools of the Mind A Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education

Oralie McAfeeis professor emerita of early childhood education at Metropolitan State College of Denver. She is the author of books, research papers, articles, curriculum and teacher-training materials, and other publications related to working with young children and their families in the classroom and home, and has presented on these topics throughout the United States. She has done research on assessment practices and needs in Head Start and in selected state-funded prekindergarten programs. She is author (with Deborah J. Leong and Elena Bodrova) ofBasics of Assessment: A Primer for Early Childhood Educators(National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2004). Deborah J.…  More Leongis a professor emeritanbsp; of psychology at Metropolitan State College of Denver and director of the Tools of the Mind Curriculum Project, a Vygotskian-based early childhood teacher-training program. She is also a research fellow at the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) working on a computerized Pre-K state standards database and a database of preschool assessment instruments with Elena Bodrova. She is co-author with Dr. McAfee and Dr. Bodrova ofBasics of Assessment(National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2004). Dr. Leong is also co-author with Dr. Bodrova ofTools of the Mind: The Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education(Merrill/Prentice Hall, 2007) and four educational videos (Davidson Films). She has written many articles on assessment, play, early literacy, and the development of self-regulation in young children.  Less