Childrens Private Speech

An Evaluation Mid-semester Exam Semester One, 2001 Walk into any classroom or playground full of young children aged from four years old through to six or seven, and you will be overwhelmed by the constant noise. Now think back to your own childhood, and try to recall if it was that noisy when you were that age. If you can’t , you are probably like the majority of people. But you will definitely remember the adults …

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