Mexican-American preschoolers as co-creators of zones of proximal development during retellings of culturally relevant stories
A participatory study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21722257 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Socorro García-Alvarado (0000-0002-1787-771X, corresponding author), María G Arreguín-Anderson (0000-0002-5360-7004, The University of Texas at San Antonio), María Guadalupe Arreguín (University of Texas at San Antonio, USA), José Agustín Ruiz-Escalante (Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 232-253 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Early Childhood Literacy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-7984 • E-ISSN: 1741-2919 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1468798420930339 |
| OpenAlex | W3035794340 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 34 |
This study explores communication and retelling skills that are revealed after Mexican-American preschoolers engaged in culturally sensitive read alouds. Participants, highlighted in this article, included two four-year-old preschool children in a Spanish/English dual language classroom. The children selected culturally relevant texts and engaged in story retellings with their respective parent. The findings indicate that children co-constructed Zones of Proximal Development (ZPDs) in response to their parents' caring moves. Participants responded as cared-fors and carers as evident in their use of memorization skills and attention to detail to appropriate vocabulary and effectively retell a story. Additionally, preschoolers extended their ZPDs through imagination and inferencing by inserting events into the narrative and reading between the lines to expand and enrich the original stories. These findings have implications for reframing the way in which educators capitalize on young children's communication skills
Cognitive reframing · Developmental psychology · Early childhood education · Language development · Linguistics · Literacy · Narrative · Pedagogy · Story telling · Teaching method · Vocabulary · Vocabulary development · Child Development and Digital Technology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |