03/14/2025
A good reminder- praise the process, not just the product! 💡
Here are some ideas for keeping students motivated regardless of the outcome of their work.
Children with learning difficulties, in particular, may not always achieve the best grades, but if they’ve put in a lot of effort, it deserves recognition!
In addition to praising effort over performance, you may also want to look for opportunities to help a child apply their strengths.
In the case of students with dyslexia or dysgraphia, this can mean changing a task so it becomes a spoken presentation vs. a written piece, or giving them more room for creativity in how they approach the assignment.
For more ideas on encouraging children with learning difficulties, have a look at this article from Read and Spell: https://www.readandspell.com/us/children-with-learning-difficulties
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Happy learning!
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