Page 4 - Course 4 Strengths & Skills.
P. 4
Types of Strength: help children to know, use and maximise their strengths
It is hard for anyone to feel capable if they are not 1. Focus on altering tasks to make use of strengths wherever possible (e,g, presenting
using their strengths on a regular basis. through video rather than writing).
2. Support children in discovering their strengths. Then teach them to self-advocate so
they become great at knowing how a task could be adapted to use their strengths and
For people who struggle in areas that form most of
let people know.
the school, college or work day (e.g. reading &
writing), it is even more essential to shine a light on 3. Celebrate the range of strengths across the ten areas of cognition shown above.
their strengths and make sure these are used daily. Take a strength-based approach to all situations (e.g. rigidity is helpful in some
contexts – even if it is unhelpful in others).
