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Cheyney, K., Wang, J., & Bettini, B. (2013). Make every word count: Using language as a bridge to self-regulation in early childhood settings. Dimensions of Early Childhood. 41(2), 11-17 (Vygotsky’s theoretical framework, central to current research on self-regulation, identifies a child’s emerging language acquisition as a vital force in the development of self-regulatory skills. Researchers found that the growing mastery of language leads to the emergence of private speech where children talk to themselves to guide their thinking about what they should do. Private speech helps younger children move from other-regulation to self-regulation.1 Adults who can model private speech to younger children can support children in developing their thinking processes and move on to regulate themselves.2Level III)