Multiple Intelligences--Verbal
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The
Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence (word smart) is related to the use of language and words including
anything associated to complex thought possibilities such as reading, writing, abstract reasoning and symbolic
speaking. The verbal-linguistic learner typically listens carefully
and enjoys speaking in public, reading, spelling correctly, writing, has a good memory for names and dates, and
has a strong vocabulary.
Activities that strengthen the verbal-linguistic intelligence |
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Activities:
Listening and tape exercises, lectures, vocabulary activities, word games, word memory devices, working with metaphors
and similes, summarize in your own words, situations and dialogs, grammar skills, oral presentations/reports,
book reports/reviews, group
discussions, debates, story telling, reading—literature, newspapers and magazines, writing activities/projects,
anecdotal records, letters, notes, logs, journal
writing, word-processing programs and on-line communication. Some games for vocabulary development are puzzles; Pictionary; Tic Tac Toe; classroom board races; Concentration; Memory; I Spy; Charades; Password; Wheel of Fortune;
Bingo; Jeopardy; Scrabble. Examples of games that develop sentence
structure and verb development are Battleship; Classroom Board Races; Gossip; Debate; Board Games—Monopoly; Guess
Who?, etc.