Meet+Lev+Vygotsky

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Primitive Speech Stage - Birth to age 2. Child begins to learn to speak, imitates words and names objects. Can respond by crying or laughing.

Naive Psychological Stage - 2 to 4 years old. Child realizes that words are symbols for objects. They are curious to what objects are called.

Egocentric or Private Speech Stage - 4 to 7 years old. Children talk out loud to themselves as they perform tasks and problem solve. This shows that the child is thinking.

Ingrowth or Inner Speech Stage - 8 years and on. Private speech declines and they start to problem solve in their head, or by using inner speech. Children still use private speech when solving and working out complex problems.

 Learning Activity - Color Picture Matching Game

Black and White pictures of: Banana, Frog, Strawberry, Pumpkin, Horse,

Colored Cards: Red, Green, Yellow, Brown, Orange

In small groups have children pick a picture card and match it to the correct color. Can they name the picture and color.

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