Instead of these weakness statements… “James is low functioning.” “Ali is nonverbal.” “Miguel is a nonreader.” “Nate has behavior problems.” “Jia does not follow directions.” “James has good daily living skills (dressing, eating).” “Ali uses facial expressions to communicate.” “Miguel listens to stories read by others.” “Nate is assertive and able to advocate for himself.” “Jia is an independent thinker and has a good sense of what she wants.” “James needs systematic instruction and accommodations to learn the core curriculum.” “Ali needs systematic instruction and access to assistive technology to expand her communication skills.” “Miguel needs systematic reading instruction, beginning with pictures.” “Nate needs to be taught social skills by using social stories that provide various situations and appropriate social responses.” “Jia needs to learn to follow those directions that are essential for quality of life.” …try these strength statements …and these needs statements Adapted from Believe in My Child with Special Needs! by Mary A. Falvey www.brookespublishing.com | 1-800-638-3775 Reframing Weaknesses as Strengths and Needs (Try this at your next IEP meeting!)
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Instead of these weaknessstatements…
“James is low functioning.”
“Ali is nonverbal.”
“Miguel is a nonreader.”
“Nate has behavior problems.”
“Jia does not follow directions.”
“James has good daily living skills (dressing,
eating).”
“Ali uses facial expressions to communicate.”
“Miguel listens to stories read by others.”
“Nate is assertive and able to advocate for
himself.”
“Jia is an independentthinker and has a good
sense of what she wants.”
“James needs systematic instruction and
accommodations to learn the core curriculum.”
“Ali needs systematic instruction and access to assistive technology to
expand her communicationskills.”
“Miguel needs systematic reading instruction,
beginning with pictures.”
“Nate needs to be taught social skills by using social stories that provide various situations and appropriate
social responses.”
“Jia needs to learn tofollow those directions
that are essential forquality of life.”
…try these strength statements
…and these needs statements
Adapted from Believe in My Child with Special Needs! by Mary A. Falveywww.brookespublishing.com | 1-800-638-3775
Reframing Weaknesses as Strengths and Needs(Try this at your next IEP meeting!)
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