Consider the premise. Does the hypothesis stand independently without contradicting or following it? Premise: Although each has made valuable contributions to our understanding, a new, more powerful view of the meaning of young children's play has arrived on the scene, thanks to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory. Hypothesis: Vygotsky's sociocultural theory contributed very little to our understanding of the meaning of young children's play. 
Although each has made valuable contributions to our understanding, a new, more powerful view of the meaning of young children's play has arrived on the scene, thanks to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory.###Vygotsky's sociocultural theory contributed very little to our understanding of the meaning of young children's play. 