Wood et al procedure

1. The child came in and was seated at a table with 21 blocks, which he or she was then allowed to play with freely for 5 minutes. 2. The tutor would then show the child how to make a pair of blocks and would help the child to make some more like that one. It took 15 pair constructions to make the pyramid. 3. The child could respond in one of three ways, and the tutor would respond accordingly ignore tutor and play , assemble blocks and child could take up blocks the tutor told them too