In his 1983 book, Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Howard Gardner explores the theory that intelligence differentiates into seven different ‘modalities,’ or types. Visual (spatial): Your student learns through pictures and images, and has good spatial understanding. Aural (auditory-musical): Your student learns best through sound and music. Verbal (linguistic): Your student prefers to hear or read words, and does best reading or writing. Physical: Your st