Four-year-old Gustav appears to be talking to himself as he is building a tower of blocks. Describe Vygotsky's take on this behavior (e.g., Is this normal behavior? Is this a helpful behavior? Will this behavior go away?)
What will be an ideal response?
Private speech is a child's comments that are not intended for others but are designed to help children regulate their own behavior. Vygotsky viewed private speech as an intermediate step toward self-regulation of cognitive skills. Private speech is children's way of guiding themselves, of making sure they do all the required steps in solving a problem. As children gain greater skill, private speech becomes inner speech which was Vygotsky's term for thought. Children are more likely to use private speech on difficult tasks and after a mistake.
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