1. Multiple Intelligences
Susan Ecklund
EDU 610

2. The 8 ways of Knowing

3. Parent Overview
December 8, 2011 Dear Parents, I would like to share with you some information on Multiple Intelligences and how they affect your child’s specific learning needs. I am sending this information home to you and when we meet at conferences/IEP meetings, I will go over more specific information regarding his/her types of intelligences and any questions you may have. As we know, every child learns differently and it is my job as an educator to provide instruction that is meaningful and productive so that each and every student will learn to the best of their ability. Howard Gardner proposed the theory of multiple intelligences. To put it simply, children have different levels of eight different types of intelligences. The eight multiple intelligences include: 1. Verbal/linguistic 2. Math/logical 3. Spatial 4. Musical 5. Body/motion/kinesthetic 6. Interpersonal 7. Intrapersonal 8. Naturalistic In class the other day, each student took a learning style inventory to find out what their strongest intelligences are. They had to answer questions about different activities. After we completed the surveys, they then graphed their results. The staff as well as students had a fun time learning about their learning styles. I have provided the results for you. Teachers and parents can then take these results and provide instructions/directions in ways that your child will understand. To help you understand, the multiple intelligences and how we can deliver instruction to your child in a variety of ways, I have included articles and websites for you to explore on your free time and I look forward to meeting with you.

4. What every parent needs to know about Learning Styles
A learning style is the unique way an individual learns most effectively
Learning styles are different approaches of thinking and learning
Children learn at different paces and different ways
Some children learn information by visual aids while others learn by listening and observing
Some children work best in a group setting while others prefer individual assignments
When we know a child’s specific learning style we are able provide them with meaningful classroom instruction

5. Tapping into the intelligences
Verbal-Linguistic
Logical-Mathematical
Visual-Spatial
Bodily-Kinesthetic
choral speaking
declarizing
storytelling
retelling
speaking
debating
presenting
reading aloud
dramatizing
book making
nonfiction reading
researching
listening
process writing
writing journals
problem solving
measuring
coding
sequencing
critical thinking
predicting
playing logic games
collecting data
experimenting
solving puzzles
classifying
using manipulatives
learning the scientific model
using money
using geometry
graphing
photographing
making visual metaphors
making visual analogies
mapping stories
making 3D projects
painting
illustrating
using charts
using organizers
visualizing
sketching
patterning
visual puzzles
hands on experiments
activities
changing room arrangement
creative movement
going on field trips
physical education activities
crafts
using cooperative groups
dancing
Musical
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Naturalistic
humming
rapping
playing background music
patterns
form
playing instruments
tapping out poetic rhythms
rhyming
singing
classroom parties
peer editing
cooperative learning
sharing
group work
forming clubs
peer teaching
social awareness
conflict mediation
discussing
cross age tutoring
study group
brainstorming
personal response
individual study
personal goal setting
individual projects
journal log keeping
personal choice in projects
independent reading
reading outside
cloud watching
identifying insects
building habitats
identifying plants
using a microscope
dissecting
going on a nature walk
build a garden
studying the stars
bird watching
collecting rocks
making bird feeders
going to the zoo
Read more on TeacherVision:

6. Technology
These are a few examples of reference sites that children can use in both the classroom and home environment

7. Assessment
In my classroom I provided each student with a learning style inventory to find out what their strongest intelligences are.
The students had fun completing this checklist and discovered the many gifts they have.
By doing this activity we discovered that we are unique and have our own preferences to help us understand our special ways of knowing and learning.
This checklist can be viewed at

8. References Teacher Vision - http://www.teachervision.fen.com/
Multiple Intelligences Checklist -
Multiple Intelligences - 8 Ways of Being Smart
Chapman,C.,& King R. (2005). Differentiated assessment: One tool doesn’t fit all. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press Inc.