Learning styles of children

A. Multiple Intelligences storytelling

and other cultural strategies
At the end of the week, the pre-service
teacher (PST) should be able to:

• A. Use information on learning styles of learners to

know the strengths and limitations regarding multigrade
education.
 • No one approach to measure intelligence

Howard • Learners possess different intelligences

Gardner’s
Theory of • Apply varied approaches to interpret
information & solve problems
Multiple
Intelligences • Approaches should be student centered
• Students taught by multiple intelligences
approach show positive attitude levels
"Anything that is worth teaching
can be presented in many
different ways. These multiple
ways can make use of our multiple
intelligences."

Howard Gardner
 Literature Review
Howard Gardner’s
Theory of Multiple
Intelligences
Multiple Intelligences
Theory and Second
Language learning
 Linguistic
Intelligence
• a person’s ability to
use language effectively,
both oral and written
 Activities
• Storytelling,
• Writing a short poem, debates,
• Group discussions,
• Gap fills,
• Conducting interviews, word
games.
 Visual – Spatial
Intelligence Ability to
imagine and form pictures
and transform them into
visual ideas & expressions
 Activities –

• Describing pictures,

• Using visual images for teaching

vocabulary,

• Video exercises & multimedia projects,

• Using charts & maps,

• Graphics analyzers and concept maps

Logical Mathematical
Intelligence
Good at using numbers, solving
problems enjoy facing new
challenges in life.
 Activities –
• Concept mapping,
• Flow charts,
• Sequencing events in chronological
order,
• Word-order activities, pattern games,
• Jigsaw puzzles.
Musical Intelligence
Sensitivity to music rhythm
and tone
 Activities
• Playing songs,
• Musical cloze activities,
• Singing a song or rap
• Making presentations using sound or
music & tongue twisters.
Bodily Kinesthetic
Intelligence
using part or the entire
body in solving a problem,
performing a task
 Activities
• Planning & attending a field trip,

• Role plays, miming, dancing,

• Building models and grammar games

 Naturalistic Intelligence

• Ability and skills to

observe, recognize, analyze
the natural world that
includes, flora and fauna.
 Intrapersonal Intelligence

• Ability to understand
one’s inner feelings &
have self-realization and
to know about one self.
 Interpersonal Intelligence

• Ability to organize
people, group activities
and social relationships.
Storytelling and other Cultural
Strategies
WHAT IS STORY TELLING?

• Storytelling is as old as culture. Many societies have long-

established storytelling traditions. The stories, and
performances thereof, function to entertain as well as
educate.
Storytelling is universal and is as ancient as
humankind. Before there was writing, there was
storytelling. It occurs in every culture and from every
age. It exists (and existed) to entertain, to inform,
and to promulgate cultural traditions and values.
Here are some examples of storytelling as a
method of passing down cultural traditions.

Choctaw Storytelling
• Like all Native American tribes, the Choctaw have an oral storytelling
tradition going back generations. Their stories were intended to
preserve the tribe’s history and educate the young.
 In addition, the oral tradition includes history
as well as life lessons or moral teachings. Many of
the Choctaw traditional tales employ animal
characters to teach such lessons in a humorous
vein.
 The Jewish People and the Passover Seder

On Passover, families of Jewish faith celebrate the

exodus of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt.
The Passover celebration includes a storytelling ritual
known as the seder, or order. During a meal, the story
of the Exodus is told, an oral tradition passed down
through generations to educate the young. An
important part of the ceremony is “four questions”
asked by the youngest children present, which are
the impetus for telling the story.
 Irish Storytelling
The seanchai were the traditional Irish keepers of story. They would travel from
village to village, reciting ancient lore and tales of wisdom. They told the old myths
as well as local news and happenings. Prominent in the Irish oral tradition are tales
of kings and heroes.

Today, storytelling and interest in storytelling appears to be making a comeback. As

one Irish storyteller put it: “It’s a need for connection … I think storytelling nurtures
connections with people in real life.”
 4 Types of Storytelling

1. Oral storytelling
2. Visual storytelling
3. Written storytelling
4. Digital storytelling
 Oral storytelling

It is telling a story through voice and gestures. The oral tradition

can take many forms, including epic poems, chants, rhymes, songs,
and more. Not all of these stories are historically accurate or even
true. Truth is less important than providing cultural cohesion. It
can encompass myths, legends, fables, religion, prayers, proverbs,
and instructions.
 Visual storytelling

This art of storytelling has evolved even further through

the modern mediums of film and television, which
offer an advanced, powerful way for a good
storyteller to tell a compelling story.
 Written storytelling

The invention of the printing press ushered in an era of mass

communication, in which different forms of story types from fairy tale
to newspapers to novels reached global audiences and altered the
history of storytelling forever.
 Digital Storytelling
Technology is a powerful tool that has transformed the way
that we tell stories. The rise of television, film, and radio has
given great storytellers a wider platform than ever and has, in
turn, led to the rise of new and innovative storytelling
techniques. The internet allows us to have access to a
seemingly endless library of compelling stories from
throughout human history with a simple click of a button.
With social media, we are all storytellers, trying to make sense
of our own origin story one post at a time. With each tweet
and status update, we sharpen the storytelling skills that
we’ve been practicing for millennia.
Why stories are important?
• Grab students attention
• Children encounter words
• Take children on a journey
• Children in a social senses
Benefits of storytelling in a
classroom
• Enhance listening skills
• Encourage active participation
• Stories can make class more communicative
• Foster student imagination
• Increases their cultural understanding
What can storytelling offer ?
Children have an innate love of stories. Stories create
magic and a sense of wonder at the world. Stories teach us
about life, about ourselves and about others.
That’s all Thanks for
Listening !!!