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GETTING TO KNOW THE CHILD/REFRAMING OUR THINKING WORKSHEET

Contributed by Kim Davis

What are the child’s strengths, interests, and preferences?

STRENGTHS

INTERESTS

PREFERENCES

 






 
 


What are the child’s fears, frustrations and dislikes?

What are the areas where the child needs additional support?

What is the learning style of the child?

FEARS AND FRUSTRATIONS

 



UTILIZING STRENGTHS, INTERESTS AND PREFERENCES

AREAS NEEDING MORE SUPPORT AND LEARNING

 



 

WORKSHEET

LEARNING STYLE

 



What are important goals for the child to be learning? Remember they may not all be academic???

How can strengths, interests and preferences be used to support the individual’s learning, to increase motivation and to make activities more interesting to the individual child?

IMPORTANT GOALS FOR THIS CHILD

 



How can fears and frustrations be reduced?

What instructional strategies work best (e.g., physical setting, noise)?

USING STRENGTHS, INTERESTS, AND PREFERENCES IN LEARNING

 




REDUCING FEARS AND FRUSTRATIONS

 




INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES