Private Speech, Executive Functioning, and the Development of Verbal Self-Regulation

by Charles Fernyhough

Seventy-five years after Vygotsky's death, scholarship exploring developmental relations between language and thought continues to be strong. This edited volume compiles contributions from international leaders in the field on the roles of language and private speech (self-talk) in the development of self-regulation and executive functioning in children and adults. New theoretical insights, empirical research, and potential clinical and educational...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521866073
• ISBN13: 9780521866071
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.7" x 11.0"