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Test your understanding of students’ strengths and interests.

Which assessment method seems to have more advantages for identifying strengths?
True or False: When students learn according to their interests, they demonstrate gains in attention, persistence, deeper processing of content, and enhanced metacognition.
Is it important to incorporate a child’s interests into every goal in his IEP?
True or False: The "peaks and valleys" characteristic profile of a learning disability indicates that it is more important to focus on a student’s valleys (their weaknesses) in teaching than their peaks (strengths).
Which of these are good student-initiated projects for focusing on a student’s strengths and interests (check all that apply)?
When speaking with a student for the first time, you should speak to her as if you are:
Why is it important to teach to your student's strengths and interests?
How can you assess your student’s strengths and interests?
When an especially effective strategy is discovered for a student, what should happen?
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