THE CHAMPION OF SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM IS VYGOTSKY

Theories raised by Vygotsky help us to understand child development in the psychological aspect to guide parents and teachers achieving better development in children. Vigotsky affirms that the social context influences the individual with regard to his learning and this in front of his environment, where the teacher plays a mediating role. The human being learns from his birth and is interpreting his way as it satisfies his needs. According to Vigotsky the human being has a natural development.

The learning and teaching should be based on the goals that the subject wants to achieve in order that it develops his potentials. It is interesting the contribution of this theory that gives a modern approach to the educational process and that centers his work on the subject of the education, that is to say raises the educational process as a challenge for the teacher.

In accordance with Vygotsky, for the curriculum to be developmentally appropriate, the teacher must plan activities that encompass not only what children are capable of doing on their own but what they can learn with the help of others (Karpov & Haywood, 1998).

For example, in a classroom the teacher explains and gives an example of the elements of the narrative. Then create groups and gives them a written short story each and asks students to identify the elements of the narrative, (plot, setting, atmosphere,character, point of view, and literary devices). Then the teacher ask questions about what selected and each group presents their response generating a debate.