Why Disciplinary Literacies Belong in the Primary Grades: Reviewing the Research through a Vygotskian Lens
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| Title: | Why Disciplinary Literacies Belong in the Primary Grades: Reviewing the Research through a Vygotskian Lens |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Bethani Hoelzeman, Vicki S. Collet |
| Source: | Educational Considerations. 2026 51(2). |
| Availability: | Kansas State University, College of Education. Available from: New Prairie Press. Kansas State University Libraries, 1117 Mid-Campus Drive North, Manhattan, KS 66506. Tel: 785-532-7444; e-mail: nppress@ksu.edu; Web site: http://newprairiepress.org/edconsiderations/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 24 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Information Analyses |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Early Childhood Education Kindergarten Primary Education |
| Descriptors: | Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Elementary Education, Educational Philosophy, Literacy, Intellectual Disciplines, Language Usage, Inquiry, Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Communities of Practice, Educational Theories, Social Environment, Early Childhood Education, Learning Processes |
| ISSN: | 0146-9282 2573-7686 |
| Abstract: | Disciplinary literacy research at the secondary education level is prevalent, with some using sociocultural theory to frame adolescents' acquisition of disciplinary literacies. Though existing research demonstrates potential benefits of incorporating disciplinary literacies in kindergarten through second grade, extant research at this level is minimal and undertheorized. This article illustrates present and potential connections to Vygotskian perspectives in this literature and offers an expanded theoretical framework for considering this work. Existing research on disciplinary literacies in kindergarten through second grade is analyzed, followed by a discussion of sociocultural practices that are present but undertheorized: using language and literacy as tools for learning, inquiry-based learning, collaborative learning, and disciplinary communities of practice. Then, drawing from tenets of Vygotskian theory, additional sociocultural concepts absent in the current literature are discussed--"obuchenie," prolepsis, the social situation of development, and mediated play. Enlarging sociocultural theoretical connections could enhance research designs, methods, analyses, and reported outcomes and support meaningful enrichment of disciplinary literacies teaching and learning in the early grades. |
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| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1491061 |
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