Playing to students’ strengths can help them feel more engaged in learning and improve academic performance.
When teachers and parents play to students’ strengths, they help students feel like they can succeed. Likewise, students feel motivated to learn and do their best when they know their strengths are being tapped.
Many students feel best when they are given opportunities to use their strengths. When teachers and parents notice these strengths and give students opportunities to use them, students are more likely to feel comfortable in the classroom and be more productive.
One of the best ways to tap into a student’s strengths is to have them complete a strengths questionnaire. This questionnaire can help teachers and parents to understand which areas of the curriculum are the most important to the student and which areas they should focus on.
Once teachers and parents know which curriculum areas are important to students, they can provide more opportunities to use their strengths. This can include providing more challenging assignments, allowing students to work on projects tailored to their interests, and allowing them to participate in extracurricular activities relevant to their strengths.
Playing to students’ strengths can help them feel more engaged in learning and improve academic performance. In addition, when teachers and parents take the time to identify a student’s strengths, they can help the student to feel more comfortable in the classroom and be more productive.
