Our Assess for Success effort works well for parents who are or who want to be Strength-based Parents and who want their child to make significant gains within months..
If you have a smart struggling child, there is a good chance your child is a bright right-brain learner — who learns best when he or she sees and experiences information. Note, others may refer to the same child as a kinesthetic learner, a visual learner or a visual-spatial learner. The right assessment can do far more than give you a label—it can give you a clear path forward to achieve significant gains in reading fluency, reading comprehension, math, executive function skills, visual processing and self-esteem.
If your child learns differently, take this 18 question screening tool to see if your child is a right-brain learner.
Most smart struggling students are right-brain learners, who learn best when they see and experience information and tend to have challenges with executive function, visual processing and anxiety. Some also have dyslexia.
Knowing if your child is a right brain learner and if they have dyslexia, auditory and/or visual processing issues and/or dyslexia are all important.
Most school or private assessments focus on diagnosing a problem or problems. What’s often missing? A real understanding of your child’s strengths, learning style, and what will actually help them thrive.
When a Boca Raton Principal said we used to use the Structure of Intellect Assessment ® that 3D Learner uses, the Special Education Specialist commented, “We are required to label a child and the Structure of Intellect does not do that. 3D Learner has the benefit of using this assessment that allows them to tailor a solution to meet the student’s needs”.
Strength-based parenting has become more popular, and what we suggest you focus on is getting an assessment that highlights your child’s strengths, challenges, present level of performance and what you can do to help your child become far more successful
Identifying if your child is a right-brain learner and identifying the related challenges are part of our comprehensive Assess for Success effort. Like many others, we initially focused on identifying and addressing our child’s challenges. When we led with her strengths and became Strength-based Parents, our daughter improved her comprehension 4.2 grade levels in 7 months and went on to earn her doctorate in education. We recommend you both Assess for Success and be a Strength-based Parent.
Here are 7 Keys to Assess for Success for Strength-based Parents
1. Identify HOW Your Child Learns Best
Right-brain learners often think in pictures, grasp big ideas quickly, and remember experiences better than facts.
An effective assessment should spotlight your child’s learning style and learning strengths, so you can match teaching methods to how their brain works, not just how schools teach. Once mastered, they can become a much better student.
2. Pinpoint Untapped Strengths
Most assessments focus on weaknesses.
We focus on finding the hidden strengths—creativity, problem-solving, memory for images, spatial reasoning—that can become powerful learning tools.
When these strengths are identified, they can be leveraged to accelerate reading, comprehension, executive function skills and confidence.
When one student was asked how she went from the worst reader in her class to the best and most avid reader she commented, “I learned how to visualize what I read, do you know how much fun it is?”
3. Detect Often-Missed Challenges
Many bright right-brain learners have challenges that are too often missed or not addressed, including:
- Visual processing issues are often present – as they often have strong peripheral vision, but too often skip words and lines when reading
- Working memory — they often have strong visual memory and weaker auditory memory
- Processing speed — which is often caused by visual processing issues
When these are found, one can address them directly, instead of assuming “try harder” or “more of the same” will work. Emotional health comes first. If your child is anxious or unsure of themselves, that will overshadow everything.
4. What is Your Child’s Present Level of Performance
Especially for items like reading fluency, reading comprehension and math.
5. Assess the Whole Child—Not Just Academics
Academic scores tell part of the story. The right assessment also looks at attention, anxiety, motivation, and self-esteem.
When we understand the emotional and cognitive picture, we can create a plan that improves learning and reduces frustration.
6. What Options Exist
- What school options exist and what is best for your child
- Programs that address specific problems, strength-based versus an integrated effort
- Which program leverages your child’s strengths
- Who can help you be the coach and advocate your child needs
- Which program or school option can lead to significant gains at an affordable price in a reasonable time frame
7. Create a Clear, Actionable Roadmap
A strong assessment ends with a specific, strength-based action plan—not just a report to file away.
This roadmap should tell you:
- What your child’s strengths and learning style are
- How to teach in a way your child understands
- Which issues could and should be addressed
- What can be done with an integrated, engaging, and effective program
- Which tools and strategies will make the biggest difference
✅ The Right Assessment Can Change Everything
For bright, right-brain learners, the difference between continuing to struggle and thriving often comes down to being seen, understood, and taught their way.
When you Assess for Success, the 3D Learner Way, you’ll finally have a clear picture of your child’s potential—and how to reach it.
Click here for more information on the 3D Learner Assess for Success Effort.
If you would like to discuss your child’s situation,
call us at 561-361-7495 or 919-371-5295 or
click here to schedule an Assess for Success Conversation.
