Lesson 1H - Key Concepts

Lesson 1H Key Concepts

 

   Multiple Intelligences

The Theory of Multiple Intelligences: Researcher Howard Gardner’s theory that people possess at least eight types of intelligences that can be developed.

• Logical-Mathematical - Good with numbers, logic, and equations; like to find solutions and figure things out.
• Linguistic - Good with words, letters, and phrases; like to read and have discussions.
• Musical - Good with beats and rhythms; like to listen to music, create music, sing, and/or dance.
• Bodily-Kinesthetic - Good with movement and action; like to exercise, play sports, and/or dance.
• Spatial - Good with art, design, and imagining concepts; notice images and like to watch movies, go to art museums, do puzzles.
• Interpersonal - Good at relating to people; like to go to parties, talk in groups, and share ideas with others.
• Intrapersonal - Good at self-reflection and future planning; like to spend down-time alone, share in smaller groups, and think through processes.
• Naturalistic - Good at organizing and classifying; like to spend time outdoors and care about ecology.

 

 Process Information

Process Information: Using sight, sound, and movement to take in, remember, understand, and apply information.

• Seeing: Using images, colors, and visual organization.
• Hearing: Using conversations, music, and sounds.
• Doing: Using action and movement

 

 Active Reading Strategies

Active Reading Strategies: Strategies to help readers interact and connect to texts; leads to increased memory, understanding, and application.

• Prediction: Making a good guess of what’s to come in a story based on the title, the artwork, and what has happened so far.
• Reaction and Reflection: Your personal response to what you read.
• Questions: Asking questions about what confuses you and what you are curious about.
• Connections: Relating your life, other literature, or the world in general to the story.
• Evaluations: Making judgements about the story and the author’s style.

 

 Context Clues

Context Clues - Clues in any text that help you figure out what an unfamiliar word means.

• Direct Definition: The word is defined in the sentence.
• Synonym: A word with a similar meaning is located in the same sentence.
• Antonym: A word with the opposite meaning is located in the same sentence.
• Examples: Details give hints about what the word means.
• Context Clues: Clues in any text that help you figure out what an unfamiliar word means.
• Appositive: The meaning of the word is set off by commas.

 

 Practice