Why+MI?

 **WHY MI ?** =**It's in //your// brain! That's why.** =

**If you're wondering why you should change how you teach reading then I suggest that you read these documents that describe how our understanding of reading-in-the-brain has advanced in recent years. Unfortunately, reading instruction hasn't kept up with these advances. This is because we are still saddled with the idea that intelligence (e.g., ability to read) is fully described by IQ. The multiple intelligences perspective provides us with a rich array of teaching strategies that activate many areas of the brain that can be directed towards the "task of reading comprehension." **

**Thomas Armstrong provides a succinct description of some of the areas of the brain activated during reading and how the different intelligences are involved. **

**This lesson plan entitled, The Neuropsychology of Reading and MI-Inspired Instruction, describes in detail the flow of reading in the various brain areas, neuropsychological concepts and involvement of the eight intelligences. **

**Reading is like baseball! by Branton Shearer ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> These two articles breakdown the process of MI-inspired reading in the brain as if it is performed in three innings. **