Agatha Christie Legendary British mystery writer. She was learning disabled. Demosthenes Great Greek orator. He had a speech impediment. Edgar Allan Poe American macabre poet and short-story writer. He was emotionally disturbed. Alexander Pope 18th-century British poet and satirist. He had a spinal curvature and never grew taller than 4’ 6". Rudyard Kipling Poet and author of The Jungle Book. He was the first English author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was also sight-impaired. John Irving Contemporary American author of the The Cider House Rules and The World According to Garp. He is dyslexic. What do your kids think? Ask your kids if they can think of any famous people who have high linguistic intelligence. Start them off with a few familiar names:
Source: Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom by Thomas Armstrong (ASCD 1994)
