Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence

Linguistic intelligence or "The Word Player" think in language, mental representation of a world of sounds and words. Besides mathematical/logical intelligence this is the type that is most favored in schools. However, society depends on many other intelligence besides these two. Linguistic intelligence allows people to communicate through language. It is the ability to use language to express spoken and written meanings, to read and write.

• Loves to read, write and tell stories
• Excellent memory for names, places, dates, and trivia information
• Enjoy word games
• Who enjoys playing with rhymes
• Appreciates subtleties of meaning and grammar enjoys puns
• Ability to acquire other languages including sign language

These people may find careers as a poet, teacher, actor, politician, journalist, editor, and salesperson.

Agatha Christie, Mark Twain, Danielle Steele

Students may find that they enjoy activities that include the spoken word, by reading, poetry, writing one's own thoughts and ideas, journals, debates, speaking, humor, speaking and storytelling. Programs they would enjoy include word processing, tape recorders, label-makers, printing sets and word game programs.

• write a sequel to a story.
• use cooperative learning techniques
• make a speech on a relevant topic
• keep a log or journal about his/her daily experiences
• encourage to read and write poetry

http://www.storyarts.org/ is an educational Web site, designed for teachers, librarians, and students, explores the use of storytelling in the classroom to enhance speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.

http://www.storycraft.com is the The Kids' Storytelling Club. This month’s Storytelling Project: telling
http://www.viterbo.edu/academic/ug/education/edu250/hllaurent.htm, offers lesson plan for introducing the works of the poet in the classroom.

http://www.georgetown.edu/bassr/heath/syllabuild/iguide/bryant.html suggests questions, lesson plans, and tips on teaching Bryant in the classroom.

at http://www.dolphin.org/erik/nethernet/altskspr.html checkout students from the Alternative Shakespeare course at the University of Sheffield teach MacBeth to local school children in this media journal.