How is my child Intelligent?

                                                                           

Who is MORE intelligent?

Not one but eight ways of being Intelligent Dr. Howard Gardner

MusicalIntelligence

InterpersonalIntelligence

LinguisticIntelligence

Bodily & Kinesthetic Intelligence

IntrapersonalIntelligence

Visual & Spatial Intelligence

Logical &Mathematical Intelligence

NaturalistIntelligence

Is she intelligent differently?

Arundhati Roy

Linguistic Intelligence• Skilled with words• “The Word Player”

Is he intelligent differently?

Albert Einstein

Logical/ Mathematical Intelligence

• Skilled with numbers & reasoning• “The Questioner”

Is he intelligent differently?

M F Husain

Spatial Intelligence• Skilled with pictures & images• “The Visualizer”

Ca Is he intelligent differently?

Sachin Tendulkar

                                 

Bodily/ Kinesthetic Intelligence

• Physical skill• “The Mover”

So my child can be SMART in many different ways?

word smart

If you have strong linguistic intelligence you might learn better by

• Reading• Memorizing• Playing word games (Scrabble, Anagrams, Password)• Making up rhymes, puns• Using the internet

logic smart

If you have strong logical-mathematical intelligence you might learn better by

• Recording information systematically• Setting up experiments (“What if…?”)

• Playing strategy games (Chess, Checkers)

• Analyzing data • Asking logical questions• Using the internet

picture smart

If you have strong spatial intelligence you might learn better by

• Studying pictures• Watching videos• Using visual, tangible aids• Doing mazes, puzzles • Making predictions• Using the internet

body smartIf you have strong bodily-kinesthetic

intelligence you might learn better by

• Doing role plays• Constructing physical examples• Exercising while reviewing• Visiting museums, institutions, parks • Asking logical questions• Using the internet

music smart

If you have strong musical intelligence you might learn better by

• Listening to recordings• Talking to yourself• Making up songs • Mentally repeating information • Reading aloud• Changing tempo

People smart

If you have strong interpersonal intelligence you might learn better by

• Studying in groups• Comparing information with others• Interviewing experts• Relating personal experiences • Being a teamplayer• Doing cooperative projects

self smart

If you have strong intrapersonal intelligence you might learn better by

• Avoiding distractions• Establishing personal goals • Playing solitary games • Setting own pace • Working alone• Relating personal experiences

nature smart

If you have strong naturalistic intelligence you might learn better by

• Studying outside• Learning in the presence of plants & pets• Relating environmental issues to topics• Smelling, seeing touching, tasting,• Observing natural phenomenon