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Designed to help teachers meet the diverse needs of young children, this book offers differentiated strategies for promoting intellectual discovery and creative thinking across key disciplines.
Differentiating for the Young Child is designed to help primary teachers cope with the increase of diverse knowledge sets and different learning styles. This book addresses early identification by using differentiation and offers strategies and methods for intellectual discovery and creative thinking. It tackles issues relating to undeserved students, emphasizes key discipline areas, and discusses differentiated technology use. Forms, charts, samples, and appendices are included throughout the book to help general education teachers apply the material to their classrooms. This book to inspire educators to move in new directions to meet the diverse needs of young students
Low-stress tips for challenging high-ability learners Many teachers ask: “What do I do for students who finish their work before everyone else?” If you would like to do more for gifted students and need simple strategies that you can use tomorrow, this book is for you. Inside are helpful methods for challenging students who need more than the regular curriculum can provide. The authors provide practical tools, including: Tips for using existing resources and potential A progression from simpler to more complex adjustments for advanced learners Specific lessons for language arts, math, science, social studies, and the arts
Designing and Developing Programs for Gifted Students presents the insights and experience of practitioners in the field of gifted education to explore how gifted programs work, what they can do for families, and the steps others have taken to develop successful programs in different environments. This joint publication with the National Association for Gifted Children provides readers with the information and tools necessary for designing and developing gifted programmes in any school district. The chapters are compiled in such a way to be accessible by researchers, non-specialists, teachers and administrators. Gifted programmes are a lot of work and often require great vision and resilienc...
"Smutny has assembled a group of colleagues who bring very practical and useful insights to this issue and suggest practices that will make the use of this important curricular modification justifiable, manageable, and, most of all, normal. Acceleration is not treated as a strategy of last resort but as a logical and reasonable way to acknowledge and provide for the growth and continuous progress of all children. By broadening the idea of acceleration as a way to meet academic, emotional, and social needs, the book turns the concerns about acceleration into strengths." —Barbara Clark, Professor Emeritus, California State University, Los Angeles "A well-written, extremely useful guide for p...
"Contains priceless examples of teachers sharing their particular expertise on how to bring creativity and excitement back to our classrooms. Best of all, the strategies are integrated with required standards." —Susan Winebrenner, Author and Staff Development Specialist Education Consulting Service, Inc. "There are many books that establish the importance of providing creative, stimulating learning experiences, but here is a book that provides strategies for exactly how that can be done." —Barbara Clark, Professor Emeritus California State University, Los Angeles Provide exciting, enriching learning experiences for gifted students through proven strategies from master teachers! How can I...
Provide exciting, enriching learning experiences for gifted students through proven strategies from master teachers! With contributions from experienced educators, this book helps elementary school teachers use creative methods to enhance gifted students’ learning and stimulate higher-level thinking, discovery, and invention. Linked to curriculum standards, the numerous ready-to-use strategies, activities, and examples help teachers: Inspire students in reading, writing, social studies, mathematics, science, and the arts Tie creative processes to learning outcomes Incorporate technology into instruction where appropriate Encourage students to explore new avenues for thinking and learning
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This book provides teachers and leaders with the skills needed to uncover each child's talents and ultimately boost achievement for gifted Hispanic students.
This guide encourages and enables teachers to identify gifted children as early as age four and create a learning environment that supports all students. Proven, practical strategies and techniques help you teach to multiple intelligences, compact and extend the curriculum, communicate with parents, and more.