Multiple Intelligence in the Classroom Chapter 11

The big idea that is presented in the chapter, and voiced through my peers reflections, is that multiple intelligence is a great way for students who have a learning disability to comprehend the material. When material is presented in a manner that is understood by any student, whether they have a learning disability or not, they tend to not only comprehend the material, but they begin to apply their knowledge. Therefor, it is extremely important for teachers to try and teach to all the intelligences. For instance, if a student has dyslexia they have a hard time reading for the most part, and if most of the lessons being taught have to do with reading information to learn this student may become completely lost. If teachers teach to all the intelligences then the student with dyslexia should be able to learn the material through oral or visual presentations. This is why teachers need to create lessons that incorporate as many of the multiple intelligences as possible so that they can reach out to the different kinds of learners in their class.
This chapter seemed to be rather useful; generally everyone hit upon the same notion that it is important for teachers to recognize that all students are different in there learning needs, therefore teachers must take the time to develop ways to incorporate all of intelligences when delivering a lesson. One way to help teachers deliver a lesson to students who have a disability is to develop a IEP. Individualized educational programs are designed to help students, teacher, parents, and administrators figure out the best possible way to help this child learn the material. The most important part in an IEP is understanding how the student learns and accommodating, through multiple intelligence, the students learning needs.