Phonological strategies and peer scaffolding in digital literacy game-playing sessions in a Finnish pre-primary class

This study explored what kinds of phonological strategies are used by children and how they scaffold each other while they solve tasks in a digital literacy game. The theoretical basis of this study lies in Vygotsky's thoughts on the role of social interaction in learning and in the concept of peer scaffolding. The data included eight videotaped game-playing sessions conducted in small groups in a Finnish pre-primary class with six-year-old...