Vygotsky Reflection on Second Toddler Writing Video

This child is further along than the last, already having an understanding of the symbolic nature of letters and that each letter has a specific meaning.  Learning the letters is a necessary part of learning how to eventually form words with the alphabet.  The child appears to be just learning the names of each of these letters and numbers, and is operating within his zone of proximal development, as his mother is there monitoring his success after placing each magnet on the board and recreating that letter with the marker afterwards.  The child is still learning all of the rules associated with writing letters and numbers, and his mother is scaffolding his learning.  Some of the letters and numbers he wrote upside down or sideways, so he still needs to be guided on the appropriate way that these letters need to be formatted.  The mother was consistently providing feedback on his work, which would have some level of effect on his further knowledge of letters.  Through this activity, he is able to gain a more complete understanding of the alphabet and the meaning of each alphanumeric symbol has.  It is also important to note that the child is in a play-state of mind.  The way he views the activity at play is promoting his learning and development, because he is continuing the activity (and therefore learning) because of the self-gratification that he gets out of it.