There was an educational psychologist by the name of Lev Vygotsky that believed there was a “zone of proximal development” whereby one person who had acquired a skill would lead someone without a skill through this zone until the second person also acquired the skill.

This strategy is known as scaffolding and it is a great way to help children learn.
There is any easy way to remember the steps: ROES
R stands for REMEMBER
O stands for OBSERVE
E stands for ENHANCE and
S stands for SUPPORT
Remember the steps of O E and S.
OBSERVE:
- what your child is interested in
- how they go about it
- “what is it?” (describe object)
- “what does it do?” (describe action)
For example:
“You have chosen the yellow scarf. It is silky against your skin.” (describe object)
“Swish swish swish it goes in the air in front of you.” (describe the action)
ENHANCE:
- build on the child’s interest
- use open ended questions
- challenge without showing them
- describe and validate their choices
For Example:
- “Where else can you swish it?”
- (open ended question)
- “Can you swish it behind your back?”
- (challenge without showing them)“Over your shoulder behind your head. That’s a creative way to swish.”(describe and validate choices)
SUPPORT:
- make connections to something familiar
- information building
- imaginative play
- challenge new actions and tie to
- imaginative play
- repeat and draw conclusions
For example:
“It’s almost like a little bee darting through the garden.” (open ended question)
“Bees like to gather nectar from flowers to make honey.” (information building)
“Why don’t we buzz over to a flower.” (imaginative play)
“It’s almost like a little bee darting through the garden.” (open ended question)
“Bees like to gather nectar from flowers to make honey.” (information building)
“Why don’t we buzz over to a flower.” (challenge new actions and tie to imaginative play)
“Where are there more flowers? What else could be a flower?” (repeat)
“Where is the beehive? Near the cupboard? Great, let’s go there and use all of our nectar to make some honey.” (come to a conclusion)
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