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Dynamic Assessment and Mediated Learning
A monograph by Mogen R. Jensen, Ph.D., Coral Robinson-Zanartu, Ph.D., and Myltreda L. Jensen, Ph.D. Examines assessment and intervention for developing cognitive and knowledge structures and argues for broader social transformation in families, schools, and communities.

A Mediation Model for Dynamic Literacy Instruction
Article by Lisbeth Dixon-Krauss from the Hanover College Psychology Department web site. Presents an accessible mediation model for dynamic literacy instruction that applies Vygotsky's theories of development, learning, and teaching to classroom research.

Tools Mentioned in This Chapter

• Preschool Learning Assessment Device
  
  
• Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC)
  
  
• Ladders to Literacy (see also Washington Research Institute)
  
  
• Observation for Mediational Interaction (OMI)
  
  
• Mediated Learning Program
  
  
• Mediated Learning Experiences Record
  
  
• Infant Behavioral Assessment
  
  
• Neurobehavioral Curriculum for Early Intervention

Supplementary Readings

Berk, L., & Winsler, A. (1995). Scaffolding children's learning: Vygotsky and early childhood education. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Bodrova, E., & Leong, D. (1996). Tools of the mind: The Vygotskian approach to early childhood education. Columbus, OH: Merrill.

Cole, K., Mills, P., & Dale, P. (1989). Comparison of effects of academic and cognitive curricula for young handicapped children one and two years post-program. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 9, 110-127.

Gutierrez-Clellen, V.F., & Quinn, R. (1993). Assessing narratives of children from diverse cultural/linguistic groups. Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, 24, 2-9.

Norris, J.A., & Hoffman, P.R. (1990). Language intervention within naturalistic environments. Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, 21, 72-84.

Oken-Wright, P. (1998). Transition to writing: Drawing as a scaffold for emergent writers. Young Children, 53, 76-81.

Palincsar, A.S., Brown, A.L., & Campione, J.C. (1994). Models and practices of dynamic assessment. In E. Wallach & K. Butler (Eds.), Language learning disabilities in school-age children and adolescents (pp. 132-144). New York: Macmillan.

Peña, E., Quinn, R., & Igesias, A. (1992). The application of dynamic methods to language assessment: A non-biased procedure. Journal of Special Education, 26(3), 269-280.