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sdorse September 13, 2009

What Surveys exist for children age 6 and up to help determine strengths in school and outside interests

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healthy11 September 13, 2009
Hi. I'm going to say that you've asked two very different questions, and I'm not really aware of any survey that can address both issues.

When you talk about academics, virtually any achievement test will show strengths in a school setting. Most schools administer achievement testing on an annual basis. Now, if you're really wondering what kind of learning style your child has, and what way they may best retain information, that's a different question. You can do a "google search" for those kinds of surveys. For example, some kids are auditory learners (so listening to a traditional teacher lecture may be a good way for them to learn) but other kids are more visual learners, and do better by reading and seeing things like colorful graphs and demonstrations, while other kids seem to be kinesthetic/tactile learners ~ they're the "hands-on" kids who learn best by doing. It's best when a teacher utilizes a "multimodal" method of instruction, that incorporates all different senses into their lesson plans.

As far as a survey to help kids with outside interests, my feeling is that if you expose your child to a variety of different activities, they'll usually tell you what they like and don't like. A 6-yr-old who has never tried organized sports may not know if they'd prefer basketball or gymnastics. A 12-year old who is short for their age would probably automatically know they'd have trouble in a basketball league. If a 6-yr-old doesn't yet ride a bike, they might not know if they'd like cycling. Similarly, they might not know if they'd like to play a music instrument (or which one) or get involved in drama productions, or be involved in a chess league, or do Scouting, or anything else, if they''ve never tried. I'd recommend taking your child to a library, and let them look for books that describe various "hobbies," and then see what topics they express more desire to find out about.

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