La metodología de rincones de aprendizaje y su impacto en el desarrollo de la función simbólica en niños de 4 a 5 años

Introduction: The learning corners methodology is a pedagogical strategy for classroom organization that enables meaningful child-centered experiences, particularly promoting the development of symbolic function in the preoperational stage. Materials and Methods: The research adopted a mixed quasi-experimental approach with pre- and post-testing, applied to a sample of 48 children from two early childhood education institutions in an urban area. Results and discussions: The results show that the groups that worked under the learning corners methodology achieved statistically significant progress in all the symbolic function indicators evaluated, compared to the control groups. Conclusions: It is concluded that the systematic implementation of learning corners, especially the dramatization, construction, and art corners, enhances children's ability to use mental representations, operate with symbols, communicate meanings, constituting a fundamental methodological pillar of contemporary early childhood education.