What is Growth Mindset?
According to the Mindset website: Some people believe that their intelligence and abilities are unchangeable. In other words, you have a certain amount of intelligence, and you can’t do much to change it. This is called a “fixed mindset.” Others have different ideas about their intelligence and abilities. Some people believe that it is possible to grow your intelligence through effort. This is called a “growth mindset.”
Why is it important?
Holding a fixed or a growth mindset has huge implications when it comes to motivation. If children have a fixed notion of intelligence, they probably believe that success has a lot to do with talent. They may think that some are born with the ability to succeed, and others just aren’t. They might view successful people as possessing some unattainable, innate gift. The side effect of the fixed mindset is a helpless or apathetic attitude toward effort — especially when it comes to challenging tasks.Now how will we use this in speech you ask? I want to introduce the idea to the students and then explain to them that although some of the goals we are working on in speech might be difficult, we can get them. The power of yet!
Putting up some posters and explaining that some of the targets we are working on might be difficult they can do it. In speech therapy the kids will target their goals by targeting each goal little by little- like syllable level, then word, phrase, etc. This will help them stay motivated by achieving goals little by little.
I don't claim to be an expert on the idea, but I really like the idea and think that the kids in therapy might really benefit from having a positive mindset. Our speech kids are tackling goals that are difficult, working on goals that can be easy for their peers. This can have an impact on their self-esteem. I want to give the kids the skills to work on their goals but also give them tools that they can use for the rest of their lives.
Here are some videos you can use to teach your kids growth mindset:
Here are some resources you can use from TPT:
Will you use growth mindset in speech? How?
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