Student Strengths Profile

I just wanted to share one more form I plan to send home to the parents/guardians of my students this summer.  This form is adopted from Kluth, P. & Dimon-Borowski, M (2003) Strengths & Strategies Profile.  I have asked parents/guardians to come up with at least 20 strengths, gifts, interests, or talents for their child. 

So much of special education is about what a child cannot do, not what a child can do.  So I decided that this school year we are going to start out on a positive note and start with what each student can do.  This will be a great opportunity to get to know my students better and hopefully learn about some of the things they can do outside of school or things they enjoy that I might not ever find out.

Please feel free to use this form, all I ask is that you follow my blog by entering your email on the right side of my blog and leave me a comment. 

Thanks, enjoy and hopefully you learn something new about your students!  Student Strengths 
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Summer Welcome Letter

I finally finished my welcome letter to my students and their families that I plan on mailing home next week.  I also included a student information sheet for the parents to fill out.  Being a special education teacher I do not typically receive a copy of parent/student information so this year I decided to send home my own sheet.  Hopefully this will save me time and energy during the school year when I am trying to locate a student's contact information.  I have attached the letter and information sheet for you to download, all I ask is that you follow my blog and leave a comment.  Thanks and enjoy!

Summer Welcome Letter & Student Information Sheet