sentence: Private speech takes place when children talk to themselves.
sentences_after: Vygotsky saw this as the starting point for all mental developments. Oxford University Press. In simpler terms, Vygotsky thought that it was by using private speech that a child's biological instincts were made into culturally acceptable ways of acting. He suggested that children spoke to themselves as a way of guiding themselves through an action. Through relationships with more capable people, children get information and use that understanding in their private speech.
concept_name: private speech
headings: Sociocultural Theory Sociocultural Theory Private speech