In Their Own Way

by Thomas Armstrong

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Does your child have a favourite subject, activity, or hobby? Children learn in multiple ways, and educator Thomas Armstrong has shown hundreds of thousands of parents and teachers how to locate those unique areas in children where learning and creativity seem to flow with special vigour. In this fully updated classic on multiple intelligences, In Their Own Way,Armstrong sheds new light on the "eight ways to bloom," or the eight kinds of "multiple intelligences." While everyone possesses all show more these intelligences, Armstrong delineates how to discover your child's particular areas of strength among them. Filled with resources for the home and classroom, this new edition of In Their Own Wayoffers inspiration for every learning situation. show less

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Eight intelligences that we all have, but in different ratios. When a child, (most likely a boy) is labeled ADD/ADHD, chances are he has a lot of bodily/kinesthetic learning.
There are suggestions for games, software, and supplies for each lesson as well as further reading.

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Thomas Armstrong, PhD, is the author of sixteen books, including the best-selling The Myth of the ADHD Child. He has appeared on national TV shows, and his articles have been featured in many popular and professional publications around the world. His website is institute41earning.com.

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