12/5 Learning Styles

Today we talked about our "learning styles"  It is amazing to me how much kids really know about themselves but are often reluctant to share with adults.  We really need to work with them to encourage self advocacy - certainly a skill needed as an adult.  Look to these resources to help identify learning styles - http://www.businessballs.com/howardgardnermultipleintelligences.htm   
http://www.kidzmet.com/pages/multiple-intelligences?gclid=CKDx6c-A5qwCFcbd4AodcE9RNw

• Linguistic intelligence ("word smart")
• Logical-mathematical intelligence ("number/reasoning smart")
• Spatial intelligence ("picture smart")
• Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence ("body smart")
• Musical intelligence ("music smart")
• Interpersonal intelligence ("people smart")
• Intrapersonal intelligence ("self smart")
• Naturalist intelligence ("nature smart")

For self advocacy information,  while most resources deal with assisting students with disabilities, there is useful information for all students and families - http://www.ldonline.org/article/7757/  A good article from the Association of Middle Level Education (AMLE) http://www.amle.org/portals/0/pdf/publications/On_Target/advisory/advisory_3.pdf