“It’s not how smart you are that matters, what really counts is how you are smart.”
~ Howard Gardner
Did you know that there are at least eight different potential pathways to learning? So whatever you are teaching or learning, see how you might connect it with:
- words (linguistic intelligence)
- numbers or logic (logical-mathematical intelligence)
- pictures (spatial intelligence)
- music (musical intelligence)
- self-reflection (intrapersonal intelligence)
- a physical experience (bodily-kinesthetic intelligence)
- a social experience (interpersonal intelligence)
- an experience in the natural world (naturalist intelligence)
When doing this, also keep in mind and individual child’s sensory processing needs & preferences.
More info about this concept at: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/education/ed_mi_overview.html, http://www.institute4learning.com/multiple_intelligences.php & http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr207.shtml.
Update 1/11/13: Check out this great post by Barbara Gini at BodyLogique for even more info & links on this topic: http://bodylogique.blogspot.com/2013/01/in-case-you-missed-it-all-kids-are.html.
Update 2/22/13: Read this short article about the benefits of combining literacy & movement – “Learning By Leaps and Bounds: Linking Literacy & Movement” by Rae Pica from NAEYC: 2-page PDF –http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201011/Leaps&BoundsOnline1110.pdf.
Update 3/28/13: A “must read” post “Nine Things Educators Need to Know About the Brain” from The Greater Good Science Center: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/nine_things_educators_need_to_know_about_the_brain (shared by Shanti Generation)
Update 6/8/13: A free printable poster & kids survey from Laura Candler: http://www.lauracandler.com/strategies/multipleintelligences.php
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Angela Moorad, MS, CCC-SLP, IAYT, RCYP-2
Speech-Language Pathologist
Founder of OMazing Kids, LLC – inclusive wellness activities for kids of all abilities
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Posted by bodylogique on January 3, 2013 at 9:02 pm
Okay-Thanks Angela. It will be sometime next week.I will let you know when its finished.
Posted by bodylogique on January 3, 2013 at 7:24 pm
Angela-you must have read my mind! I was going to do a post on the same topic! : )
Posted by OMazing Kids on January 3, 2013 at 7:36 pm
Hi Barbara – Great minds thinking alike 🙂 I’m sure your post would be much more in-depth than mine….. that’s what I always enjoy about your posts. Amazed by all the great info you share!
Posted by bodylogique on January 3, 2013 at 7:46 pm
If you have no objections, I will edit mine a bit and link to your post. I L O V E the infographics! (And you always have such great links too!)
Posted by OMazing Kids on January 3, 2013 at 8:01 pm
The more posts on this the better! Post the link to your post & I’ll add it to mine 🙂 Still surprises me how many folks are unaware of the power of tapping into multiple learning styles.