How are howard gardners theories affecting early childhood education today?
Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner’s theories on how a child’s brain develops reshaped early childhood education. Although he has modified his original idea, preschool and elementary school teachers embrace his basic concepts.Time FrameGardner presented his theory on multiple intelligences in his 1983 book, “Frame of Mind.” Originally seven modalities of learning, he added an eighth in 1997 and as of 2010 he was testing a ninth.FeaturesGardner claims that children learn through a variety of methods, though they will excel in one of his eight modalities. These are linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalist.FunctionTeachers plan classroom lessons addressing as many of the modalities as possible, then teach individuals using their dominant learning type. Teachers address student learning strengths, but try to improve weaknesses.SignificancePrior to Gardner, educators relied on the linguistic and logical methods. His
