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Publication Date: 2005-May
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Tapping into Multiple Intelligences to Teach Information Literacy Skills
Brewer, Sally
School Library Media Activities Monthly, v21 n9 p19-21 May 2005
One of the major questions that classroom teachers wrestle with is what strategy or method to use when teaching their students. This is a question that plagues school library media specialists also. One of the theories that library media specialists are finding to be effective as they teach information literacy skills is Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. This article reviews Gardner's work and the work of other researchers in this area. Examples are given that illustrate how this theory can be put into practice in a library media center, and recommendations are provided for using this theory in a library media center. Finally, a list of resources for further reading on this topic is included.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, School Libraries, Multiple Intelligences, Media Specialists, Library Services, Information Skills, Information Literacy
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Language: English
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