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##  Dream Life Skills Assessment 

[Dream Life Skills Assessment (Adapted from Kennedy et al., 2014)](/file_url/292)

Description: Life skills assessment tool measuring children’s abilities at interacting with others, problem solving, overcoming difficulties, taking initiative, managing conflict and understanding/following instructions.

Courtesy of: [Monal Poduval (Piramal Foundation)](http://www.piramal.com/our-businesses/piramal-foundation)



 

##  Jacobs Foundation: Monitoring & Evaluation Life Skills for Youth 

1\. [Monitoring and Evaluation Life Skills for Youth Development, Volume 1: The Guidelines](/file_url/283)

Description: A set of guidelines meant to facilitate an understanding of what life skills are and their importance for children and youth development; also included are practical guidelines for monitoring and evaluating the acquisition and development of these skills.Courtesy of: Simon Sommer (Jacobs Foundation) 2. [Monitoring and Evaluation Life Skills for Youth Development, Volume 2: The Toolkit](/file_url/284)Description: A practical hands-on toolkit for monitoring and evaluating the development and acquisition of life skills in youth development programs.Courtesy of: Simon Sommer (Jacobs Foundation)

 

##  Resources on Grit Scale 

 1. [Development and Validation of the Short Grit Scale (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009)](/file_url/281)

 Description: An article regarding the development and validation of the Grit Scale Courtesy of: [Maria Figueroa (Universidad Externado de Colombia)](https://www.uexternado.edu.co/ciencias-de-la-educacion/equipo-administrativo/) 2. [Encuesta Perseverancia](/file_url/280) Description: A translation of the Duckworth et al. Grit Scale into Spanish. Courtesy of: [Maria Figueroa (Universidad Externado de Colombia)](https://www.uexternado.edu.co/ciencias-de-la-educacion/equipo-administrativo/)