Zones of Proximal Development (ZPD)
ZPD is an important concept in identifying a child’s stage of learning and in deciding how best to support their learning and language development.
This activity introduces you to the concept of Zones of Proximal Development (ZPD) and scaffolding. This links directly to this week’s learning objective (LO2).

Watch: Zones of Proximal Development (ZPD)
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Watch the following video which introduces ZPD and scaffolding. To access subtitles, use the ‘CC’ icon in the bottom right corner of the video.
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