Self-talk skills for EF is not a book title, but rather a phrase which summarizes a strategy/approach.
Use of self-talk for enhancing EF development is found in several books and articles, including:
- Smart But Scattered,
- 2e newsletter (Michael Gladstein, March 2013),
- National Institute of Health (NIH) public online access.
To use an analogy, some people may look at a knitting pattern and easily replicate the design without conscious thought, while others may be at a stage in their development of this skill that they may need or benefit from looking at a step-wise set of instructions which lists each individual stitch. To help them be mindful and intentional, they may use self-talk. For example, they may recite silently to themselves: "Knit 2, Purl 1".
