Encourage self-reflection by asking targeted questions like:

"What do you enjoy learning about?"

"What activities make you lose track of time?"

"What do you find easy that others might find difficult?"

"When do your friends ask for your help?"

These questions can reveal talents, interests, and skills in areas such as creativity, logic, teamwork, or sports. Observe moments when a student is fully engaged, performs a task easily, or receives praise from peers. You can do strength finder sessions either one-on-one or with groups. However, one-on-one sessions would be preferable because they reduce the risk of someone writing what their friend has said or allowing someone to ridicule one of their suggestions.

Once you've asked the questions above, you should actively listen and prompt them. Try to move them away from things like "I like computer games" and instead focus on the core skill behind that i.e. "I like solving problems". You might not discover their strengths in just one session, but it's worth pursuing this until what each student likes doing and is good at doing becomes apparent. It can be surprising how many children feel they do not have any strengths (particularly if they have older siblings who are top achievers) for these students in particular, these exercises are important.