The function of language in learning and performance is investigated. Language and communication are of the utmost importance for formation of concepts which will be used as symbolic mediators for the development of intellectual and cognitive structures. Perceptions will be based on concepts acquired in early childhood and through past experiences. The affective connotations of situations, as they are perceived, are learned in childhood and may affect use of these experiences functionally as a basis for cognitive expression in later years. Recent studies on language and performance are reviewed with some indications for emphasis in creation of a favorable learning climate in early childhood.
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