An Open Approach to Working with Advanced Young Readers
Gifted children are quick on the uptake, can be frustrated by repetition and easily become impatient when unchallenged. Challenging the Gifted Child outlines a tried and tested approach for encouraging able children to focus their active minds in a productive way and discover the joy and value of reading.The author explains the criteria for ......
Shirley Taylor has been a primary school teacher, resource teacher, adviser and consultant on children with special abilities, special education adviser, and college of education lecturer. She is currently an adviser on gifted students and is training to be an educational psychologist.
Provides a pathway to help educators guide their students through the gauntlets of the gifted, the underpasses of underachievement and the roadblocks to remarkable on their learning journeys.
What makes remarkable students remarkable? Attributes such as resilience, creativity, curiosity and intelligence may ......
Ensure high expectations and engaging learning experiences for all students Providing all students with authentic experiences focused on strengths and learning progression-not deficits and gap filling-can change their trajectory. It's time to use strategies typically reserved for advanced and gifted learners to advance all students' learning. Designed to support equitable access and opportunities through rigorous and engaging assessment, curriculum, and instruction, Accelerating Learning for All, PreK-8, provides strategies to move all students towards becoming independent critical thinkers and problem-solvers-a goal that should not be contingent on background, assessment performance, or zip code. Packed with evidence-based practices and culturally responsive teaching methods, this book includes: Strategies to support diverse learners and develop student voice Support for social emotional learning Tools, prompts, and exercises The current educational environment is ripe for change. Authors McKinney and Urlik help teachers put equity into action with strategies proven to deepen and accelerate learning for all.
How to Motivate and Engage Tomorrow's Innovators Today
Teach to Develop Talent applies the psychology of motivation, engagement, and achievement to practical strategies educators can use to identify and develop students' cognitive and social-emotional skills.
This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of key challenges in the field of gifted education, with contributions from a range of expert international authors.
Created to fill a gap in both counsellor education and gifted education, this text provides a concise and practical overview of counselling services designed specifically for gifted and talented students. The book illuminates specific knowledge, awareness, and skills school counsellors need to address concerns related not only to academics, but ......
This handbook incorporates the most recent thinking and cutting-edge research from a wide range of fields related to gifted education, including developmental and social psychology, the neurosciences, cognitive science, and education. It consists of six sections: History and global perspectives on the gifted field and talent development ......
Divided into sections that represent the key features of effective services for gifted and talented students, this is a comprehensive and authoritative source of practical information for schools and districts charged with the daunting task of developing and/or enhancing G/T programs and services.
