 Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Multiple Intelligences

 Understand student potential  Use varied teaching techniques  Allow more student choice  Help individual learners  Help all learners

 Gifted and talented  Learners with special needs

 Gifted – those who excel academically  Talented – those who have an outstanding skill in other areas, such as music, art, theater, dance

 Provide in-class enrichment  Use self-paced learning  Skip a grade  Attend special school  Provide pull-out programs  Participate in extracurricular programs  Take advanced classes

 Students with physical, mental, social, or behavioral challenges that impact learning  Students with speech, vision, and hearing disorders.

Individualized Education Program or IEP  Learners with special needs must have an Individualized Education Program or IEP.

 Goal is to provide the least restrictive, most effective learning environment  Describes the students level of performance  Describes how the child’s disability affects academic performance  Sets academic goals and objectives  Describes specific accommodations or modifications to the environment, learning strategies, or materials

 Mainstreaming  Inclusion  Special education classes

 Bilingual programs, which teach all classes in two languages  Pull-out English as a Second Language (ESL) programs that focus on teaching English

 Using several methods to teach concepts  Speak clearly  Print assignments  Summarize  Demonstrate  Allow students to work in groups  Provide study guides  Work with experts

 Believing in the student’s potential  Learning about the students as individuals  Planning their teaching to target a wide range of students  Using differentiated instruction