Vygotsky believed that language is instrumental in advancing a child's thinking, specifically through private speech and social mediation. Explain each of these two methods of advancing thinking, and offer an example of each
What will be an ideal response?
Children's thinking is advanced through private speech and social mediation. Private
speech is the internal dialogue that people use when developing ideas, explaining
events to themselves, and so forth. Social mediation is a technique in which thinking
is extended through formal or informal teaching. Various examples of private speech
and social mediation will be offered.
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