What’s The Difference Between Interest-Led and Strength Based Learning?
What’s The Difference Between Interest-Led and Strength Based Learning?
“Interest-led learning is just what it sounds like – letting a child’s interests lead the learning process.” The homeschoolmom.com
This is a simple, but accurate definition of interest-led learning. This type of learning involves taking whatever your child is interested in and using it as the basis for their learning activities.
For example, a child interested in cars might read books about transportation and watch You Tube videos about electric energy.
The interest itself defines the educational choices in your homeschool.
Related: Interest-Led Learning and Your Gifted Child
What Is Strength Based Learning?
Strength based learning certainly includes interest as a part of the approach, but it based on a more holistic look at the child.
Three factors typically make up a strength-based approach:
- Academic subjects of natural strength
- Interests
- Learning Style (i.e. visual, tactile, auditory, etc..)
Strength based learning combines the three and then uses them for a large majority of the learning.
Essentially, the formula for strength based learning looks something like this:
Academic Ares Of Strength + Interests Of Child + Child’s Learning Style = A Strength Based Approach To Learning
Raising Lifelong Learners Podcast #126 : What Is The Difference Between Interest-Led and Strength- Based Learning?
Join us in this episode where we answer this question in much more depth and provide concrete examples of strength-based learning in practice.
Links and Resources From Today’s Show
- SPONSOR: Homeschool Science Tools – Use CODE RLL30 for 30% off your first Science Unlocked Kit (offer valid through 8/31/21)
- Shawna’s Website – Different By Design Learning
- Shawna’s FREE Interest-Led and Strength-Based Planning Pages
- The Strength Based Homeschool Workbook – Use CODE RLL25 for 25% off Shawna’s entire shop
- StrengthsFinder 2.0 | Gallup
- RLL 17 Shawna Wingert: Building on Your Child’s Strengths
- What Interest-Led Learning Really Looks Like by Shawna Wingert
- Hands-On Learning and Movement For The Struggling Learner by Shawna Wingert
- If He’s REALLY So Smart… When Gifted Kids Struggle by Colleen Kessler
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