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GARDNER'S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

Over recent years there has been a shift from narrow definitions of 
giftedness to broader, more inclusive ones. One reason for this has been the 
work of Gardner who maintains that we all have not one but seven 
intelligences, which interact to give us our individual patterns of 
abilities. His seven intelligences are quite separate in that a person may 
have high ability (or potential) in any one, or more, of them without 
necessarily being good in other areas.

Gardner's proposed intelligences are:

• verbal/linguistic

• logical/mathematical

• visual/spatial

• bodily/kinaesthetic

• musical/rhythmic

• interpersonal

• intrapersonal.

According to Gardner we should be more interested in knowing how our children 
are smart and how we might encourage and develop their abilities. This does 
not mean that all children are gifted, but it does suggest that many more 
children have the potential to develop a talent than we have recognized 
previously. By providing variety with a choice of activities from all seven 
intelligences, parents or teachers are giving children a greater opportunity 
to experience success. Furthermore, a child's strength in one intelligence 
can be used to help her/him develop skills in weaker areas. For example, a 
child may learn spelling better by visualizing words as a whole 
(visual/spatial) rather than by sounding them out letter by letter 
(verbal/linguistic).
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Mrs. Raude's 4th Grade Gifted AllStars

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