Einladung zum Vortrag "Private speech, scaffolding, self-regulation, digital media, executive functioning, and bilingualism"

Am Mittwoch, den 31. Mai zwischen 13 und 14 Uhr hält Prof. Adam Winkler im HS II einen spannenden Vortrag, bei dem es um die Bedeutung von "private speech" (Selbstgespräch) für unterschiedliche Aspekte der Informationsverarbeitung geht.

Abstract:

Children often talk to themselves during play or problem solving. Such self-talk plays an important role in the development of executive functioning, and in the transition from other- to self-regulation. Private speech follows a developmental course, and is related to task difficulty, performance, task modality (digital vs. manual), and the quality of adult scaffolding. Dr. Winsler's research on private speech and parent-child scaffolding in typical children and children with behavior problems/ADHD will be discussed. Adolescent and adult use of self-talk during tennis and other sports will be discussed, along with, if time permits, bi-directional links between bilingualism and behavioral self-regulation and executive functioning.

Dr. Adam Winsler is full/chair professor of applied developmental psychology at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. His research, represented in over 130 publications, examines children's private speech and self-regulation among typically developing children and children with ADHD or autism; bilingual language development, bilingual education, and academic achievement among ethnically diverse, dual-language learners, and immigrant children. He also studies the long-term effects of preschool programs, school readiness, effects of the arts on child development. He is author of the popular book, Scaffolding Children’s Learning: Vygotsky and Early Childhood Education (Berk &Winsler, 1995, NAEYC) as well as Private speech, executive functioning, and the development of verbal self-regulation (2009, Cambridge University Press, 2009). His latest book is: Understanding variability in second language acquisition, bilingualism, and cognition: A multi-layered perspective (2022, Routledge). He has received over $4 million in research funding to date, most recently from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Finally, Dr. Winsler served as the editor-in chief of the journal, Early Childhood Research Quarterly for 10 years, and is a frequent reviewer and editorial board member for multiple journals.