The mediated attention development and the relationship with educational practices

Abstract It is the presentation of search results based on the cultural- Historical approach, developed with children of five to six years in a school of Early Childhood Education in Campinas/ SP and their respective teacher. The objective was to investigate the possibilities of mediated attention development in children through pedagogical practices. The empirical material was produced by preparatory meetings with the teacher to carry out activities, participant observation during the activities (seven weeks) and interviews with the teacher at the beginning, middle and end of the field in length of stay. The empirical material was analyzed qualitatively, using elements of microgenetic approach. The survey results show that the improvement of mediation and pedagogical practices in early childhood education may offer greater contributions to child development as well as new perspectives for the study of mediated or greater attention, according to nomenclature of L. S. Vygotsky.