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| how to challenge gifted students in writing: A Writer's Notebook Ralph Fletcher, 2010-08-24 Tap into your inner writer with this book of practical advice by the bestselling author of How Writers Work and the ALA Notable Book Fig Pudding. Writers are just like everyone else—except for one big difference. Most people go through life experiencing daily thoughts and feelings, noticing and observing the world around them. But writers record these thoughts and observations. They react. And they need a special place to record those reactions. Perfect for classrooms, A Writer’s Notebook gives budding writers a place to keep track of all the little things they notice every day. Young writers will love these useful tips for how to use notes and jottings to create stories and poems of their own. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Motivating Gifted Students Del Siegle, D. Betsy McCoach, 2005 Presents practical strategies for developing appropriate curriculum for accelerated gifted children, explaining how acceleration can be employed in all classroom levels and subject areas. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Gifted Education in Rural Schools Amy Price Azano, Carolyn M. Callahan, 2021-02-28 This text draws on data from a five-year longitudinal study focusing on gifted education programs in high poverty rural areas in the US. It provides a framework for the use of place-based interventions to effectively serve gifted students, reduce opportunity gaps, and address stereotype threat. Recognizing that gifted learners are often underrepresented in rural contexts, the text adopts a social justice lens to outline the unique challenges of fostering advanced education in rural school districts. Using opportunities to learn and best practices in gifted education to inform interventions and practice, the text offers in-depth explanation of how place-based approaches can be used to identify gifted students and ensure that curricula are designed to respect the setting, students, and teachers. The text is structured into three parts, providing the reader with a logical and comprehensive progression through theoretical foundations, the practicalities of implementation, and the process and outcomes of measuring and validating outcomes. Given its unique approach to gifted education programs, this book will prove to be an indispensable and timely resource for scholars working to develop gifted education and educational interventions with and for rural schools. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Designing and Developing Programs for Gifted Students Joan F. Smutny, 2003 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 resiliency to sustain, however, they have the potential to change lives. When managed and developed properly, gifted programmes can create changes in their students that endure beyond the length of the programme. Children can begin to take hold of their own talents when they gain confidence in themselves and their interests. Families can assume a stronger leadership role in advocating for the needs of their children once they understand what practical steps they can take and how to take them. Designing a. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Writing, Redefined Shawna Coppola, 2020 Writing, Redefined asks educators to reflect critically on the kinds of writing - and the kinds of writers - traditionally valued in school spaces and offers a compelling argument for broadening our ideas around composition in order to honor the stories, the voices, and the lived experiences of all students-- |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Language Arts for Gifted Students Susan K. Johnsen, James Kendrick, 2005 For the first time, the Gifted Child Today Reader series brings together the best articles published in Gifted Child Today, the nation's most popular gifted education journal. Each book in this series is filled with exciting and practical classroom ideas, useful summaries of research findings, discussions of identification and classroom management, and informed opinions about educating gifted kids. Anyone involved in education will benefit from the practical, research-based ideas this unique series has to offer. Students who are gifted in English and language arts are able to discern the authors' purpose, anticipate layers of meaning, and use prior knowledge to make connections between the present text and the previous experiences, a complicated feat for any young child. Language Arts for Gifted Students offers information on the characteristics and identification of students who are gifted in English and language arts; how to develop differentiated curricula that include multicultural components; and specific teaching strategies, such as integrating drama with literature, using storytelling activities, and developing a writers' workshop. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Writing Strategies for Talent Development Jennifer Gottschalk, 2021-04-22 Writing Strategies for Talent Development helps educators incorporate effective and engaging writing strategies into their classroom that are designed to reach struggling and gifted students alike. This guide demonstrates how teachers can provide the means to write (with appropriate tools and classroom structures), the motivation to write (through engaging genre-based lessons), and the opportunity to write more frequently across multiple subjects. Covering genres from fantasy, crime, and humor, to horror, non-fiction, and even romance, this book provides the tools to support every writer in the room. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Unpack Your Impact LaNesha Tabb, Naomi O'Brien, 2020-09-14 |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: When Writers Drive the Workshop Brian Kissel, 2017 In this practical, engaging book, former elementary school teacher and university professor Brian Kissel asks teachers to go back to the roots of writing workshop. What happens when students, not planned teaching points, lead writing conferences? What happens when students, not tests, determine what they learned through reflection and self-evaluation? Writing instruction has shifted in recent years to more accountability, taking the focus away from the writer. This book explores what happens when empowered writers direct the writing workshop. Through stories from real classrooms, Brian reveals that no matter where children come from, they all have the powerful, shared need to be heard. And when children choose their writing topics, their lives unfold onto the page and teachers are educated by the young voices and bold choices of these writers. Written in an engaging, teacher-to-teacher style, this book focuses on four key components of writing workshop, with an eye on what happens when teachers step back and allow students to drive the instruction: Conferring sessions where students lead and teachers listen Author's Chair where students set the agenda and ask for feedback Reflection time and structures for students to set goals and expectations for themselves Mini-lessons that allow for detours based on students' needs, not teacher or curricular goals Each of the chapters includes practical ideas, a section of Guiding Beliefs, a list of Frequently Asked Questions, and some Digital Diversions to help teachers see the digital possibilities in their classrooms. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Guy-Write Ralph Fletcher, 2012-07-03 Practical guidance and advice on writing from professional authors. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Teaching Young Gifted Children in the Regular Classroom Joan F. Smutny, Sally Yahnke Walker, Elizabeth A. Meckstroth, 1997 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. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Misguided Education Reform Nancy E. Bailey, 2013-07-29 Misguided Education Reform: Debating the Impact on Students argues for reforms that will help, not hurt, America’s public school students. Early childhood education, testing, reading, special education, discipline, loss of the arts, and school facilities, are all areas experiencing reform in the wrong direction. This book says “no” to the reforms that fail, and challenges Americans to address the real student needs that will fix public schools and make America strong. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: The Unstoppable Writing Teacher Maria Colleen Cruz, 2015 Veteran teacher and author Colleen Cruz has seen it all and done it all in the writing classroom-and she's got something to admit: this is hard work. Real hard. In The Unstoppable Writing Teacher she takes on the common concerns, struggles, and roadblocks that we all face in writing instruction and helps us engage in the process of problem solving each one. From dealing with writing workshop skeptics to working with students both gifted and challenged, and of course combating that eternal barrier-lack of time-Colleen offers tried-and-true strategies to address and overcome obstacles. For the struggles unique to you, she includes a Name Your Monster section that helps you identify your own individual roadblocks and even offers sustainable support through her blog, colleencruz.com. We can't solve all the problems we're faced with in writing instruction, Colleen promises, but we can choose how to respond to them. And our responses will make all the difference. What makes you unstoppable, or what's stopping you? Connect with Colleen on her blog at www.colleencruz.com/blog.htm or on Twitter, #unstoppablewritingteacher. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Some of My Best Friends are Books Judith Wynn Halsted, 2009 Recommends books for gifted readers that provide insights and coping skills for issues they may face from preschool through high school, featuring more than three hundred titles with brief summaries, organized by reading levels; and includes an index arranged by theme. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Teaching Gifted Kids in Today's Classroom Susan Winebrenner, 2012-08-15 Fully revised and updated for a new generation of educators, this is the definitive guide to meeting the learning needs of gifted students in the mixed-abilities classroom— seamlessly and effectively with minimal preparation time. Included are practical, classroom-tested strategies and step-by-step instructions for how to use them. The new edition provides information on using technology for accelerated learning, managing cluster grouping, increasing curriculum rigor, improving assessments, boosting critical and creative thinking skills, and addressing gifted kids with special needs. Already a perennial best seller, this guide’s third edition is sure to be welcomed with open arms by teachers everywhere. Digital content provides a PowerPoint presentation for professional development, customizable reproducible forms from the book, additional extension menus for students in the primary and upper-elementary grades, and a special supplement for parents of gifted children. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: A Field Guide to Gifted Students Charlotte Agell, Molly Kellogg, 2021-10-10 A Field Guide to Gifted Students is a practical manual to the unique characteristics of gifted and advanced learners. Presented as a concise 32-page, full-color booklet available in sets of 10 print copies or a single eBook copy, this resource: Can be used in teacher workshops and other group professional learning settings. Assists educators in understanding and meeting the academic and social-emotional needs of gifted students. Includes a companion online facilitator's guide. Features practical tips based on current research and best practices. Is packed with illustrations, checklists, space to write notes, and a glossary of terms. School can feel like the wrong fit for many gifted learners, but through learning how to notice and support gifted students' diverse traits and needs, educators can build ideal classroom climates for student success. Readers will understand how to identify giftedness and related traits, including twice-exceptionality, introversion and extroversion, perfectionism, sensitivity, and intuitiveness. The online facilitator's guide includes everything workshop leaders need to conduct a brief course for classroom teachers, coordinators, counselors, or even parents. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Curriculum Compacting Sally M. Reis, Deborah E. Burns, Joseph S. Renzulli, 1992 Explains how to streamline or compact curricula through a practical, step-by-step approach. Presents skills required to modify curricula and the techniques for pretesting students and preparing enrichment options. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Educating Gifted Students in Middle School Susan Rakow, 2021-09-30 Educating Gifted Students in Middle School: A Practical Guide (3rd ed.) helps educators with the challenging task of understanding and meeting the needs of gifted students in middle school. This revised and updated third edition: Provides a rationale and framework that middle schools can use to fill the service gap for gifted and advanced learners. Addresses the needs of learners from diverse backgrounds. Shows how to implement effective program models. Identifies best practices for the classroom. Shares research-based curriculum models. Topics addressed include school organization, instructional strategies in the basic subject areas, cocurricular and summer programs, the missing link of executive function skills, and counseling at-risk gifted learners. Educating Gifted Students in Middle School focuses on creative, practical, and realistic school solutions that create a vital and responsive community for all students. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Differentiation for Gifted Learners Diane Heacox, Richard M. Cash, 2020-10-21 Revised and updated edition helps educators increase rigor and depth for all advanced and gifted learners to fulfill their potential. With increasing numbers of students receiving gifted services every year, it’s more important than ever for differentiated instruction to go beyond adjusting content levels, task complexity, or product choice—it must truly challenge and support learners on all levels: academic, social, and emotional. This award-winning resource in the field of gifted education has been revised and updated to include: a discussion of underserved learners—particularly English language learners, students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and economically disadvantaged students updated information on learning standards, MTSS, and universal screening new guidelines for honors courses a focus on scholarly questioning, ethics, and empathy a novel new strategy to increase curricular depth and complexity information on learning orientations new research on neurological differences of gifted learners the pros and cons of co-teaching and how to assess its progress new tools to increase achievement, plus a discussion of “underlearning” the benefits of coaching and lesson study the authors’ perspectives on and guidelines for grading Downloadable digital content includes customizable reproducible forms and a PDF presentation; a free PLC/Book Study Guide for use in professional development is also available. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Counseling Gifted Students Susannah M. Wood, PhD, Jean Sunde Peterson, PhD, 2017-12-05 Drs. Susannah Wood and Jean Peterson have combined forces to move the field of school counseling forward in its work on behalf of gifted students… This subtle regularizing into appropriate school counseling practice is actually quite radical as is makes it clear that the time has passed to consider whether we should be concerned with the nature and needs of students with gifts and talents, but rather need to move to serving them as a requirement of our profession... And fortunately for all of us, the authors provide a clearly articulated roadmap for helping us live up to our professional responsibilities. --Tracy L. Cross, Ph.D. Created to fill a gap in both counselor education and gifted education, this is the only up-to-date text to provide a concise and practical overview of counseling services designed specifically for gifted and talented students. Grounded in the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model for counseling programs, the book illuminates specific knowledge, awareness, and skills school counselors need to address concerns related not only to academics, but also to social and emotional development of this population. The text delivers a theoretical and practical overview of gifted and talented education in the United States and the responsibilities of school counselors as they pertain to this unique population. Going well beyond the common call to provide academic challenge, the book considers special characteristics of gifted and talented students as it examines the complexities of career development, college readiness, and concerns related to social and emotional development. It discusses how counselors can advocate for gifted students, lead efforts to match programming and needs, and collaborate with school staff and families. Vignettes depicting critical incidents and epitomizing needs are used to illuminate differentiated counseling approaches that support this student population. Each chapter highlights a key concept, and curriculum guidelines and resources for professional development support the text. KEY FEATURES: Interweaves school counseling and gifted education research and practice Considers characteristics and counseling concerns associated with giftedness Is based on the ASCA model for counseling programs Examines the complexities of career development, college readiness, and social/emotional development in this population Highlights key concepts and includes vignettes of critical incidents |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Challenging Units for Gifted Learners Kenneth J. Smith, Susan Stonequist, 2021-09-03 Gifted students have the potential to learn material earlier and faster, to handle more complexity and abstraction, and to solve complex problems better. This potential, however, needs stimulating experiences from home and school or it will not unfold. These books are designed to help teachers provide the stimulating curricula that will nurture this potential in school. The units presented in this series are based on research into how these students actually think differently from their peers and how they use their learning styles and potential not merely to develop intellectual expertise, but to move beyond expertise to the production of new ideas. The Math book includes units that ask students to develop a financial portfolio that includes high- and low-risk stocks, options and margins, AAA and junk bonds, mutual funds, and money markets; use math, science, engineering, technology, and art to design and build a miniature golf course; develop games based on probability; and run a real-life small business. Grades 6-8 |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Helping Gifted Children Soar Carol Ann Strip, Carol Strip Whitney, Gretchen Hirsch, 2000 A guide to the many issues gifted children face that offers parents and teachers advice on identifying gifted children, helping them get the most of classroom programs, forming parent support groups, meeting social and emotional needs, and choosing the appropriate curriculum. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Differentiation for Gifted and Talented Students Carol Ann Tomlinson, Sally M. Reis, Series Editor, 2004-03-06 The expert guide to the differentiation of curriculum and instruction for the gifted and talented! Drawing many comparisons and contrasts between gifted and general education best practices, the articles in this volume highlight the many benefits of flexible instruction and curriculum, discuss impediments to the successful adoption of differentiation in classrooms and school districts, and show how educators can overcome these obstacles collaboratively. Key features include: Overview and thought-provoking commentary by Carol Ann Tomlinson, a national leader in differentiation strategies A view of differentiation through multiple lenses, and the actual and potential benefits gifted and general education derive from its implementation Eleven influential articles from leading researchers and educators in the field of differentiation Within this valuable reference guide, readers will also find specific models, general curriculum guidelines, specific instructional strategies, and other tools and methods that will help them monitor learner needs and adapt curriculum accordingly. The ERGE Series: The National Association for Gifted Children series Essential Readings in Gifted Education is a 12-volume collection of seminal articles from Gifted Child Quarterly. Put the knowledge and power of more than 25 years of research on giftedness and talent into your hands with the leading theories, studies, and findings the experts in the field have to offer. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Craft Moves Stacey Shubitz, 2016 Foreword by Lester Laminack How do you choose mentor texts for your students? How do you mine them for the craft lessons you want your students to learn? In Craft Moves, Stacey Shubitz, cofounder of the Two Writing Teachers website, does the heavy lifting for you: using twenty recently published picture books, she creates more than 180 lessons to teach various craft moves that will help your students become better writers. Stacey first discusses picture books as teaching tools and offers ways to integrate them into your curriculum, and classroom discussions. She also shares routines and classroom procedures to help students focus on their writing during the independent writing portion of writing workshop and helps teachers prepare for small-group instruction. Each of the 184 lessons in the book includes a publisher's summary, a rationale or explanation of the craft move demonstrated in the book, and a procedure that takes teachers and students back into the mentor text to deepen their understanding of the selected craft move. A step-by-step guide demonstrates how to analyze a picture book for multiple craft moves. Using picture books as mentor texts will help your students not only read as writers and write with joy but also become writers who can effectively communicate meaning, structure their writing, write with detail, and give their writing their own unique voice. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Successful Strategies for Twice-Exceptional Students Kevin D. Besnoy, 2006 This book takes an in-depth look at the various learning disabilities and difficulties some gifted students face and strategies teachers can use to help these students succeed in the classroom. Educational Resource |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Curriculum for Gifted and Talented Students Joyce VanTassel-Baska, Sally M. Reis, Series Editor, 2003-11-06 The expert guide to the major issues, the chief trends, and the most effective models and solutions for gifted and talented curriculum! Designed in a straightforward, no-nonsense fashion with the busy educator in mind, Curriculum for Gifted and Talented Students presents the areas of the most significance, most interest, and most debate in gifted education today. Key features include: An astute and comprehensive overview by editor and leader within the field, Joyce VanTassel-Baska Eleven influential articles at the core of curriculum for the gifted Visionary projections of future trends in curriculum development Examples and suggestions for putting research findings to use in practice This ready reference offers the guidance, the pragmatic application, and the insight of top authorities, empowering decision makers with all the tools they need to shape a successful and enriching curriculum for gifted students. The ERGE Series: The National Association for Gifted Children series Essential Readings in Gifted Education is a 12 volume collection of seminal articles from Gifted Child Quarterly. Put the knowledge and power of more than 25 years of research on giftedness and talent into your hands with the leading theories, studies, and findings the experts in the field have to offer. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: What to Expect When You're Expected to Teach Gifted Students Kari Lockhart, 2019 What to Expect When You're Expected to Teach Gifted Students is a practical, easy-to-read guide to what teachers may experience during their first year teaching gifted students. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Failing Our Brightest Kids Chester E. Finn (Jr.), Brandon L. Wright, 2015 2016 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice In this provocative volume, Chester E. Finn, Jr., and Brandon L. Wright argue that, for decades, the United States has done too little to focus on educating students to achieve at high levels. The authors identify two core problems: First, compared to other countries, the United States does not produce enough high achievers. Second, students from disadvantaged backgrounds are severely underrepresented among those high achievers. The authors describe educating students to high levels of achievement as an issue of both equity and human capital: talented students deserve appropriate resources and attention, and the nation needs to develop these students' abilities to remain competitive in the international arena. The authors embark on a study of twelve countries and regions to address these issues, exploring the structures and practices that enable some countries to produce a higher proportion of high-achieving students than the United States and to more equitably represent disadvantaged students among their top scorers. Based on this research, the authors present a series of ambitious but pragmatic points that they believe should inform US policy in this area. This candid and engaging book takes a topic that is largely discussed behind closed doors and puts it squarely on the table for public debate. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Grit Angela Duckworth, 2016-05-03 In this instant New York Times bestseller, Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent, but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls “grit.” “Inspiration for non-geniuses everywhere” (People). The daughter of a scientist who frequently noted her lack of “genius,” Angela Duckworth is now a celebrated researcher and professor. It was her early eye-opening stints in teaching, business consulting, and neuroscience that led to her hypothesis about what really drives success: not genius, but a unique combination of passion and long-term perseverance. In Grit, she takes us into the field to visit cadets struggling through their first days at West Point, teachers working in some of the toughest schools, and young finalists in the National Spelling Bee. She also mines fascinating insights from history and shows what can be gleaned from modern experiments in peak performance. Finally, she shares what she’s learned from interviewing dozens of high achievers—from JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon to New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff to Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll. “Duckworth’s ideas about the cultivation of tenacity have clearly changed some lives for the better” (The New York Times Book Review). Among Grit’s most valuable insights: any effort you make ultimately counts twice toward your goal; grit can be learned, regardless of IQ or circumstances; when it comes to child-rearing, neither a warm embrace nor high standards will work by themselves; how to trigger lifelong interest; the magic of the Hard Thing Rule; and so much more. Winningly personal, insightful, and even life-changing, Grit is a book about what goes through your head when you fall down, and how that—not talent or luck—makes all the difference. This is “a fascinating tour of the psychological research on success” (The Wall Street Journal). |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Every Child Can Write, Grades 2-5 Melanie Meehan, 2019-09-20 Empowering striving writers to thrive as writers! Somehow, in every classroom during every year, there are students who keep us up at night because of the instructional challenges they face as writers. These students—our striving writers—may find success exploring different entry points and pathways than those their classmates travel. Every Child Can Write will help you lead striving writers along their journey toward growth, confidence, and success. Filled with practical strategies, classroom-management ideas,and reproducible tools, this book also offers low- and high-tech solutions for increasing writing volume and boosting self-esteem. Plus, with suggestions for differentiating instruction based on standards and student needs, it will help you: Implement principles of UDL to optimize your classroom environment and student learning; Identify and honor students’ strengths throughout your writing instruction; Maximize the power of formative assessment to set goals with students; and Integrate the most appropriate technology that empowers students and leads them to independence. As essential as writing is in elementary school, it will be even more important when your students reach middle school. Now is the time to give them the skills, practice, and confidence they need to succeed. As we know, in distance learning caregivers and teachers partner more than ever to help students with writing. The Distance Learning companion to Every Child Can Write is for teachers to share with caregivers to help children develop their writing lives—even while learning at home. Each of the eight modules contains video clips that talk caregivers through tools for supporting their student writers, along with downloadable tools that can be used by teachers or caregivers. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Why Write in Math Class? Linda Schulman Dacey, Rebeka Eston Salemi, Katherine Hopping O'Connell, 2018 To help students communicate their mathematical thinking, many teachers have created classrooms where math talk has become a successful and joyful instructional practice. Building on that success, the ideas in Why Write in Math Class? help students construct, explore, represent, refine, connect, and reflect on mathematical ideas. Writing also provides teachers with a window into each student's thinking and informs instructional decisions. Focusing on five types of writing in math (exploratory, explanatory, argumentative, creative, and reflective), Why Write in Math Class? offers a variety of ways to integrate writing into the math class. The ideas in this book will help you make connections to what you already know about the teaching of writing within literacy instruction and build on what you've learned about the development of classroom communities that support math talk. The authors offer practical advice about how to support writing in math, as well as many specific examples of writing prompts and tasks that require high-cognitive demand. Extensive stories and samples of student work from K-5 classrooms give a vision of how writing in math class can successfully unfold. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Writing Strategies for Talent Development Jennifer Gottschalk, 2021-04-21 Writing Strategies for Talent Development helps educators incorporate effective and engaging writing strategies into their classroom that are designed to reach struggling and gifted students alike. This guide demonstrates how teachers can provide the means to write (with appropriate tools and classroom structures), the motivation to write (through engaging genre-based lessons), and the opportunity to write more frequently across multiple subjects. Covering genres from fantasy, crime, and humor, to horror, non-fiction, and even romance, this book provides the tools to support every writer in the room. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: The Pedagogy of Confidence Yvette Jackson, 2011-04-14 In her new book, prominent professional developer Yvette Jackson focuses on students' strengths, rather than their weaknesses, To reinvigorate educators to inspire learning and high intellectual performance. Through the lens of educational psychology and historical reforms, Jackson responds To The faltering motivation and confidence of educators in terms of its effects on closing the achievement gap. The author seeks to rekindle the belief in the vast capacity of underachieving urban students, and offers strategies to help educators inspire intellectual performance. Jackson proposes that a paradigm shift towards a focus on strengths will reinvigorate educators' passion for teaching and belief in their ability to raise the intellectual achievement of their students. Jackson addresses how educators can systematically support the development of motivation, reflective and cognitive skills, and high performance when standards and assessments are predisposed to non-conceptual methods. Furthermore, she examines challenges and offers strategies for dealing with cultural disconnects, The influence of new technologies, and language preferences of students. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Teaching the Gifted Child James John Gallagher, 1985 Helps future teachers examine the characteristics of gifted students and presents methods of modeling the classroom curriculum to meet the needs of these gifted students. This thoroughly updated edition gives the latest information, new insights, expanded coverage, and additional pedagogy, while retaining the comprehensive scope and excellent writing that have made this a leading text in the field. Courses in Introduction to Gifted Students or Education of the Gifted. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Interactive Writing Andrea McCarrier, Irene Fountas, Gay Su Pinnell, 2018-08-22 Interactive Writing is specifically focused on the early phases of writing, and has special relevance to prekindergarten, kindergarten, grade 1 and 2 teachers. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Gifted Children and Gifted Education Gary A. Davis, 2006 As a college text or a reference for parents, this is a valuable tool for overcoming obstacles to successful education of GT students. The author's dry humor and useful explanations guide the reader through an enjoyable learning experience! |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Teaching Writing in Small Groups Jennifer Serravallo, 2021-03-09 |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Project-based Learning for Gifted Students Todd Stanley, 2012 Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students: A Handbook for the 21st-Century Classroom makes the case that project-based learning is ideal for the gifted classroom, focusing on student choice, teacher responsibility, and opportunities for differentiation. The book also guides teachers to create a project-based learning environment in their own classroom, walking them step-by-step through topics and processes such as linking projects with standards, finding the right structure, and creating a practical classroom environment. Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students also provides helpful examples and lessons that all teachers can use to get started. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Write Beside Them Penny Kittle, 2008 This book is about teaching writing and the gritty particulars of teaching adolescents. But it is also the planning, the thinking, the writing, the journey: all I've been putting into my teaching for the last two decades. This is the book I wanted when I was first given ninth graders and a list of novels to teach. This is a book of vision and hope and joy, but it is also a book of genre units and minilessons and actual conferences with students. -Penny Kittle What makes the single biggest difference to student writers? When the invisible machinery of your writing processes is made visible to them. Write Beside Them shows you how to do it. It's the comprehensive book and companion video that English/language arts teachers need to ensure that teens improve their writing. Across genres, Penny Kittle presents a flexible framework for instruction, the theory and experience to back it up, and detailed teaching information to help you implement it right away. Each section of Write Beside Them describes a specific element of Penny's workshop: Daily writing practice: writer's notebooks and quick writes Instructional frameworks: minilessons, organization, conferring, and sharing drafts Genre work: narrative, persuasion, and writing in multiple genres Skills work: grammar, punctuation, and style Assessment: evaluation, feedback, portfolios, and grading All along the way, Penny demonstrates minilessons that respond to students' immediate needs, and her Student Focus sections profile and spotlight how individual writers grew and changed over the course of her workshop. In addition, Write Beside Them provides a study guide, reproducibles, writing samples from Penny and her students, suggestions for nurturing your own writing life, and a helpful FAQ. Best of all, the online videos take you right inside Penny's classroom, explicitly modeling how to make the process of writing accessible to all kids. Penny Kittle's active coaching and can-do attitude alone will energize your teaching and inspire you to write with your students. But her strategies, expert advice, and compelling in-class video footage will help you turn inspiration into great teaching. Read Write Beside Them and discover that the most important influence for all young writers is their teacher. Penny was the recipient of the 2009 NCTE Britton Award for Write Beside Them. |
| how to challenge gifted students in writing: Igniting Creativity in Gifted Learners, K-6 Joan Franklin Smutny, S.E. von Fremd, 2008-10-29 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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• Increase the pace of learning for gifted students by compressing the curriculum in terms of skills and/or content areas. (Lesson Structure and Pacing, Instructional Plans) • Adjust the …
Challenging Gifted and Talented Learners With a Continuum of …
We begin the chapter with two case studies that illustrate the diverse behaviors demonstrated by young people identified as gifted and talented, and the need that exists for talent development …
The Gifted, Reading, and the Importance of a Differentiated …
In this session, we will review the unique needs of the gifted reader; provide a framework based on research and best practices that include a literature based approach, writing in response to …
Differentiating Curriculum and Instruction for Gifted Learners ...
curriculum to meet the needs of gifted students by eliminating work that has been previously mastered and streamline it at a pace commensurate with the students’ abilities. (Reis & …
Enrichment and Gifted Education Pedagogy to Develop Talents, …
Abstract: Providing challenging and engaging learning opportunities is one way to motivate students to learn. In this article, we discuss the contributions of the gifted education field to …
Developing Informational Text Writing Skills of Gifted Students by ...
ABSTRACT: Designed as action research, this qualitative study aims to develop the informational text writing skills of gifted students through the strategies of “all about” books and “biography …
CHARACTERISTICS OF GIFTED AND TALENTED LEARNERS
In this area, gifted and talented students exhibit high potential or demonstrate remarkable accomplishment (at least two standard deviations or two years above grade level) in one or …
Writing because I want to, not because I have to: Young gifted …
Writers such as Smutny (2000), Van-Tassel-Baska (1998) and Feldhusen (2001) view teachers’ abilities to recognise and nurture young gifted and talented students’ specific talents within …
Underachieving gifted students: Two case studies
Though significant research has investigated identifying characteristics of underachieving gifted students, current research is yet to fully employ the established theoretical knowledge to …
Supporting Gifted Students’ Need for Choice and Challenge to …
• OVERALL: Providing cognitively & intellectually appropriate challenge and structured choice to gifted students increased motivation, engagement, and sense of empowerment (Graefe & …
The curriculum concept of content modification that guides ...
curriculum to be successfully altered for gifted students, it must be both advanced to their functional level in some or all areas and delivered in a congregation of other gifted students …
Navigating Challenges in Gifted Education: A Teacher's Perspective …
Identifying and diagnosing the needs of gifted students is the first step toward providing them with specialized services. Developing inclusive schools should be a prominent government policy, …
Differentiation Strategies for Gifted and Talented Learners
Some students are ready for a greater challenge even when completing similar assignments. For example, when assigning a piece of writing, a teacher may only be looking for ideas, organization and correctness from the class, but a gifted student may also be assessed on voice or word choice. Likewise, the parameters of the assignment may be
Gifted Sample Activities - Critical Thinking
Gifted Sample Activity Booklet How to Use This Booklet This booklet is a small sample of our critical thinking products that engage and develop gifted minds. The material is organized by age and/or grade level to make it easier for you to find an acceptable level of challenge.
GIFTED STUDENTS: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TEACHERS
Provide environments that are stimulating, and address cognitive, physical, emotional, and social needs of gifted children in the curriculum. Let the students move quickly through the required curriculum content and onto more advanced material. Allow for academic rigor. Implement a multi-level and multi-dimensional curriculum.
Section 6: Getting the most out of the most able students
it takes to deliver? Below are some practical suggestions to help you engage and challenge your able, gifted and talented pupils in a mixed-ability class. By task Use an able pupil to quickly recap on the previous lesson’s learning for the other pupils. Many starter activities require pupils to find a number of examples. An able pupil can
Challenging Limits: Differentiated Task Design for Gifted Students
Teach essential content and represent standards and big ideas. Engage learners emotionally and cognitively – higher order thinking. Relate to learner’s interests and goals. Provide timely, specific, clear feedback – formative rather than just summative.
Teaching Strategies for Gifted Writers - PC\|MAC
Teaching Strategies for Gifted Writers 1. Cluster gifted writers for instruction, discussion, etc. 2. Demonstrations: Model/demonstrate writing behaviors above grade level. Provide a target that will elicit new learning and risk taking. Use “real” literature and as a model.
Instructional Considerations for Students Who Are Gifted
With thoughtful planning, the program of studies has potential to appropriately challenge students who are gifted. However, the content, learning activities and/or instruction may need to be adjusted to meet a student’s ability level and learning needs.
17. LANGUAGE ARTS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS - Springer
In-depth understanding, what gifted students actually do and what they are expected to do, closely relates to the structure and reach of language arts curriculum constructs that are derived from challenge.
Accelerating Learning with Gifted and Talented Students ... - NIET
• Increase the pace of learning for gifted students by compressing the curriculum in terms of skills and/or content areas. (Lesson Structure and Pacing, Instructional Plans) • Adjust the complexity of objectives that gifted students engage in. (Instructional Plans, Standards and Objectives)
Challenging Gifted and Talented Learners With a Continuum of …
We begin the chapter with two case studies that illustrate the diverse behaviors demonstrated by young people identified as gifted and talented, and the need that exists for talent development opportunities for students like them.
The Gifted, Reading, and the Importance of a Differentiated …
In this session, we will review the unique needs of the gifted reader; provide a framework based on research and best practices that include a literature based approach, writing in response to literature, and moving readers into the “personal art” of reading.
Differentiating Curriculum and Instruction for Gifted Learners ...
curriculum to meet the needs of gifted students by eliminating work that has been previously mastered and streamline it at a pace commensurate with the students’ abilities. (Reis & Westberg, 1994) 18 •Curriculum Compacting 60% of fourth graders in the school districts studied were able to achieve a score of 80% or higher
Enrichment and Gifted Education Pedagogy to Develop Talents, …
Abstract: Providing challenging and engaging learning opportunities is one way to motivate students to learn. In this article, we discuss the contributions of the gifted education field to the development
Developing Informational Text Writing Skills of Gifted Students by ...
ABSTRACT: Designed as action research, this qualitative study aims to develop the informational text writing skills of gifted students through the strategies of “all about” books and “biography writing frames”.
CHARACTERISTICS OF GIFTED AND TALENTED LEARNERS
In this area, gifted and talented students exhibit high potential or demonstrate remarkable accomplishment (at least two standard deviations or two years above grade level) in one or more specific fields of study. Some example behaviors include the following: Is excellent with codes and cyphers, may play and create own system.
Writing because I want to, not because I have to: Young gifted …
Writers such as Smutny (2000), Van-Tassel-Baska (1998) and Feldhusen (2001) view teachers’ abilities to recognise and nurture young gifted and talented students’ specific talents within quality differentiated programmes as vital to the development of individual potential. The study reported on here focused on a group of talented female writers.
Underachieving gifted students: Two case studies
Though significant research has investigated identifying characteristics of underachieving gifted students, current research is yet to fully employ the established theoretical knowledge to determine practical strategies for the reversal and remediation of underachievement in gifted students.
Supporting Gifted Students’ Need for Choice and Challenge to …
• OVERALL: Providing cognitively & intellectually appropriate challenge and structured choice to gifted students increased motivation, engagement, and sense of empowerment (Graefe & Ritchotte, in preparation). What we found... (Graefe & Ritchotte, in preparation).
The curriculum concept of content modification that guides ...
curriculum to be successfully altered for gifted students, it must be both advanced to their functional level in some or all areas and delivered in a congregation of other gifted students who can provide additional stimulation for both cognitive and affective learning outcomes.
Navigating Challenges in Gifted Education: A Teacher's …
Identifying and diagnosing the needs of gifted students is the first step toward providing them with specialized services. Developing inclusive schools should be a prominent government policy, requiring adequate resources and political commitment at all levels (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
