Do children with private speech learn better than those who don't?

As development advances, private speech becomes silent and internalised but still remains important. Children who use private speech achieve more than their peers, enjoy learning more, and learn complex tasks more effectively than those who don't. The absence of private speech, which helps monitor learning, such as during reading, math, and complex thinking in other areas, may also be a factor in the problems encountered by students with learning disabilities (Friend, 2011)