Jessica L. Degol

This book was the first assigned reading in my first graduate course on child development. It helped solidify my budding interest in early childhood development as my primary focus. It also introduced me to the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky and his groundbreaking sociocultural theory, which is one of my favorite theories explaining how young children learn through the guidance of caring adults. This is the basis for why I find working with children so rewarding.