Today we’ll be diving deeper into study strategies for Verbal Linguistic Intelligence or Word Smart, the final installment in this series of 8 podcasts/blog posts.  As with the previous posts/podcasts, this post has been inspired by the work of Harvard Professor, Howard Gardner and his Theory of Multiple Intelligences as well as Adam Sikinski’s blog post. 

Being Word Smart is probably the most renowned and respected intelligence within the teaching world.

Word Smart Careers: 

Teachers, authors, academics, bloggers and philosophers.

Word smart individuals help to advance our world by entertaining and expanding our thinking about issues relevant to our world.

How to ID Word Smart Kids:

Kids that enjoy writing, speaking, literature, language, form filling, crosswords, letter writing, reading books, poetry, stories, teaching others, or giving instructions are word smart.

Here are 3 study strategies for Verbal-Linguistic or Word Smart Individauls

1. Verbalize Information

As your child is learning, have her verbalize aloud the information she is studying.  This might entail reading and speaking the information back to herself in an interesting and stimulating manner.  You could also use technology and record your child using a hand held voice recorder or app on your smartphone.

Verbalizing with drama and emotion is key to listening to verbal study sessions.

For example, allow your child to take on the voice of his or her favorite cartoon or movie character.  Using this voice will make learning quite fun and memorable.  Any voice that is not your child’s own will have a lasting impact on your long-term memory.  Again you could utilize technology like audacity to manipulate your child’s voice and even add in some background music.

2. Brainstorm Ideas and Questions Out Loud

Don’t just simply brainstorm ideas on paper, actually verbalize and talk to yourself as you are brainstorming these ideas.

Your child can either verbalize the exact words that you are writing down, or you can put him or herself into a role of talking and documenting the words you are writing down from a third person’s perspective.

Just brainstorming ideas on paper is great for a visual learner. However, for a verbal learner, you must make a little more effort to take that information and bring it into your long-term memory.

To take learning even deeper, recording a verbal brainstorm could be extraordinarily useful.

3. Brainstorm Questions on Out Loud

Spend time brainstorming questions about your subject or topic on paper while verbalizing what your child is writing down or simply have your child discuss questions aloud in an interesting and memorable tone of voice.

The questions your child is asking must help them to expand their knowledge and understanding about the topic. Simply write down questions that naturally lead to further questions that will provide you with greater insights and understandings about the topics your child is studying.

The more questions writen, about a subject the greater sense of motivation and inspiration your child will develop as you progress through your study materials.

Remember, if you don’t ask the right question, you will simply fail to find the right answers.

4. Paraphrase in Own Words

Reading for the sake of reading is not very memorable, and doesn’t leave a lasting impression on your long-term memory. Instead, try quickly overviewing a page of the book or topic you are reading by taking a look at the main points, ideas, keywords and important segments.

Once your child has a reasonable understanding of the subject material of that page, have him or her put the book aside, and paraphrase what they just learned in their own unique words. This method will leave a lasting impression on your child’s long-term memory.

Another suggestion is to digitally record the information your child is paraphrasing so that she can listen back to it at a later time.

5. Digitally Record Notes and Lectures

This strategy may be most appropriate for those with kids in middle school or high school.  By digitally recording notes and lectures your child can save your child time, energy and effort.  Recording lectures allows your child to focus completely on the topic without having to frantically take notes and miss the important parts.

Recorded lectures can be listed to at any time and allow your child to paraphrase the information in his own words (using a digital recorder).  This paraphrased information can then be played again and again throughout the day (while brushing teeth, commuting to/from school, etc) and can enhance your child’s long-term memory and recall.

So there you have it–5 study strategies for word smart individuals.  Now that we’ve covered some general study strategies for each of the 8 multiple intelligences, our next series of podcasts will take a closer look at how the arts can be used to enhance your child’s learning, no matter their dominant intelliegences.

Until next time, I wish you a week full of Word Smart Adventures!

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