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Positive(Self!

Talk"
Definition:"The"act"of"talking"to"
yourself"in"a"positive"manner"to"
yourself"or"out"loud""
Information!on!Populations:!

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Disabilities:"
o Emotional!and!
Behavioral!
Disorders!
o Learning!
Disabilities!
o ADHD!
o Autism!Spectrum!
Disorders!
ELL"
General"Education"

I"can"do"this"
I"think"I"can"

Examples:"

If"I"try"I"can"succeed""
I"am"good"enough""

Try,"Try,"Try,"again"
This"will"be"fun""

How"does"this"work?"
!
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This!Strategy!helps!students!be!more!positive!and!successful!with!their!
schoolwork,!it!helps!them!complete!the!task!without!getting!overwhelmed!
and!at!their!own!pace!finishing!their!responsibility.!!

Grade"Level?"
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Research!was!manly!about!Elementrary!school!students!but!could!be!used!for!
all!level!of!students.!!

Could"this"strategy"be"used"for"everyone"in"an"inclusion"class?"
!

Yes!I!believe!this!could!work!with!all!students!Special!Education!or!not.!If!they!
can!believe!that!they!can!do!the!task!and!be!successful!with!it!they!most!likely!
will!be.!!

Implementation:"
"

! 1. Show!and!tell!the!students!what!it!

2.
3.
4.
5.

means!to!do!positive!selfHtalk.!
Have!the!students!write!down!
examples!of!positive!selfHtalk.!
Have!the!examples!taped!to!their!
desk!incase!they!are!forgotten!
Have!the!students!use!positive!selfH
talk!to!a!partner!
Encourage!the!students!to!use!
positive!selfHtalk!on!all!things!like!
classwork,!homework,!and!tests.!
Even!when!they!arent!having!a!
hard!time!so!when!they!are!they!
will!be!in!the!habit!of!using!it!and!it!
should!help!them!finish!
assignments!and!feel!more!
confident!with!their!schoolwork.!!

References
Latinjak, A. T., Font-Llad, R., Zourbanos, N., & Hatzigeorgiadis, A. (2016).
Goal-Directed Self-Talk Interventions: A Single-Case Study With an Elite
Athlete. Sport Psychologist, 30(2), 189-194. doi:10.1123/tsp.2015-0120
Lee, S., McDonough, A., & Bird, J. (2014). Investigating eight- to nine-yearolds self-regulatory self-talk in the context of their classroom tasks. Early
Child Development And Care, 184(11), 1661-1676.
doi:10.1080/03004430.2013.875539
Salend, S. J. (2011). Addressing Test Anxiety. Teaching Exceptional
Children, 44(2), 58-68.
Zourbanos, N., Hatzigeorgiadis, A., Bardas, D., & Theodorakis, Y. (2013).
The effects of a self-talk intervention on elementary students motor task
performance. Early Child Development And Care, 183(7), 924-930.
doi:10.1080/03004430.2012.693487!

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