What is the practice?
What does the practice look like?
How do you do the practice?
How do you know the practice worked?
Take a look at more “private speech”
First-Day Pep Talk
Talk With the Animals
Who’s Listening?
“Private speech” refers to the kind of talking children (and adults) do when they aren’t trying to talk to anyone else. You might use private speech when you ask yourself aloud, “What did I come into the kitchen for again?” or “Where did I leave my keys?” Private speech is an important part of language and learning development for preschoolers, because it helps them practice unfamiliar kinds of language and reinforces ideas they are trying to remember.
CELLpractices is a publication of the Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL), funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (H326B060010). The opinions expressed, however, are those of CELL and not necessarily those of the U.S. Department of Education. Copyright © 2008 by the Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute, Asheville, North Carolina.