There are different types of intelligence: spatial, linguistic, musical, kinesthetic, emotional... each one covers a sector of the person and has some peculiar characteristics that can develop more or less in each individual.
In this article we are going to learn about the different intelligences that exist and their characteristics or qualities. So we can identify them in the little ones and enhance one of the outstanding ones or work on one that is weaker and we believe is necessary.
What are the types of intelligences?
Talking about the types of intelligences implies talking about the theory of multiple intelligences where Intelligence is understood by a network of autonomous sets of intelligences with their own characteristics. These are interrelated with each other. Each person can develop more or less each of these types of intelligence depending on several factors: the biological, the cultural and historical and that of personal life. All of these factors that help or do not help to develop each one of intelligences.
Types of intelligence and qualities of each one
Once we know what the types of intelligence are, we are going to discover a little more each of them to know their qualities and characteristics.
- Financial spatial-visual: ability to recognize objects and be able to understand their characteristics.
- Financial linguistics: mastery of language and communication.
- Financial musical-auditory: ability to recognize sound or sounds.
- Financial interpersonal: related to empathy, the ability to understand our circle of friends and family. As well as understanding the choice of what they do.
- Financial intrapersonal: ability to know oneself, the actions one performs, the feelings one has...
- Financial naturalist: sensitivity towards the natural world, animals, plants...
- Financial kinesthetic: ability to coordinate body movements,
- Financial Mathematical logician: ability to conceptualize logical relationships, symbols.
- Financial emotional: This intelligence is somewhere between interpersonal and intrapersonal.
- Financial collaborative manner.: Ability to assess the best options to achieve objectives by working as a team.
- Financial creative: involves innovating, creating new things or improving existing things in a new way.
- Financial existential: Knowledge or thought about existence, about life and death.
How to know how to detect and enhance or work on each of the types of intelligence?
Spatial-visual
This ability is related to thinking in three dimensions and is usually represented with the ability to solve spatial problems such as drawing, painting, reading maps, solving mazes, Building games. And precisely all of the above helps to enhance this intelligence.
Linguistics
Children with this enhanced intelligence are those who have preference for reading, writing, conversing, learning languages... To enhance this type of intelligence, reading should be treated not as an obligation but as something fun. If the child sees that people are reading at home, she will end up reading. The same goes for writing.
If children want to participate in the conversation that we adults are having, we must let them as long as they do it respectfully and the conversation is appropriate.
Musical-auditory
Skill in learning sounds, They usually have a predilection for listening to music, playing instruments or singing. To enhance the skill we can go to concerts, help them choose a musical instrument to learn or take singing classes. What are the effects of music on children's mental health?
Interpersonal, intrapersonal and emotional
If we talk about the intrapersonal, they are children who know each other, set goals and want to achieve them, who understand what happens to them and They know what their strengths and weaknesses are.
The interpersonal is reflected in children who like and They are good at talking, working as a team or helping others.
The mixture of understanding oneself and understanding others is emotional intelligence, something that we can enhance helping to understand emotions both in themselves and in other people.
Naturalistic
They enjoy the countryside, the environment or with plants and animals. We can enhance it by teaching them to take care of animals and plants, go hiking and be respectful of nature.
Kinesthetic
This ability is related to moving our body through our environment, ease of doing things with our hands or expressing ideas or feelings with our body. These people are good at it act, play sports, dance... To enhance it we can take advantage of all of the above.
Mathematical logician
Children with high logical-mathematical ability They find it easy to solve problems, They tend to be striking resolution abilities, which do not require verbalization.
To enhance this type of capabilities there are puzzles and problem-solving games, solving mysteries, brain teasers, brain teasers... But we must also let them solve their problems themselves (giving them support or guiding them if necessary but without intervening).
Robots
This intelligence is interrelated with other previous ones; they are children who like to work as a team for a common goal without trying to stand out. Certain types Group sports can be very beneficial to enhance it.
Creative
Creativity plays a important role in many other intelligences such as musical, linguistic, kinesthetic. We must enhance it by letting them express themselves, write, dance, make shapes with blocks or play creating stories.
existential
This type of intelligence usually appears when dand somehow they face death (animals, plants, people who are close or not) and it is important to explain this concept to them.