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Identifying and Enhancing the Strengths of Gifted Learners, K-8
Easy-to-Use Activities and Lessons

June 2007 | 136 pages | Corwin
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This book is designed to help Kû8 teachers identify a studentÆs areas of potential giftedness and provide appropriate activities and units of study to develop and nurture their talents. Strengthening instruction by helping educators identify childrenÆs strengths early, Identifying and Enhancing the Strengths of Gifted Learners, K-8: Easy-to-Use Activities and Lessons offers challenging and engaging lessons and activities that lead to immediate informal assessment of studentsÆ strengths and needs. The materials cover the cognitive, affective, and creative areas and assist teachers in planning programs and learning experiences to develop studentsÆ abilities, including 'analysis activities' to extend and enrich the everyday curriculum.
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Author
 
1. Developing and Nurturing Gifted Students' Strengths
The Challenge of Challenging Curriculum

 
What This Book Offers

 
How the Book Is Organized

 
Using Analysis Activities

 
What to Do After Areas of Strength Are Identified

 
 
2. Language Arts
Analysis Activities

 
Enhancing Reading and Writing Skills

 
Enhancing Oral Communication Skills

 
 
3. Creative Thinking
Analysis Activities

 
Enhancing Creative-Thinking Skills

 
 
4. Critical Thinking
Analysis Activities

 
Enhancing Critical-Thinking Skills

 
 
5. Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Intelligence
Interpersonal Analysis Activities

 
Enhancing Interpersonal Skills

 
Intrapersonal Analysis Activities

 
Enhancing Intrapersonal Skills

 
 
6. Mathematics
Analysis Activities

 
Enhancing Mathematical Skills

 
 
7. Visual/Spatial Awareness
Analysis Activities

 
Enhancing Visual/Spatial Skills

 
 
8. Cross-Curricular Projects
Design Your Own Dream Room

 
Create a Company and an Advertisement

 
Design a WebQuest

 
Create a Slideshow Presentation

 
Independent Study

 
Create Interactive Computer Games Using Hyperlinks

 
Design a Piece of Artwork

 
All About Me Project

 
Create a Database

 
Design a Travel Brochure

 
Create a Squiggle Drawing

 
Hero Unit

 
The Radio Show

 
My Creative State

 
 
Conclusion
 
References
 
Additional Reading

"The projects are teacher-tested and the ideas presented are challenging, creative, and fun. The author is very experienced and uses that experience to give proven and useful activities, evaluative tools, and rubrics for the gifted."

Ken Klopack, Art & Gifted Education Consultant
Chicago Public Schools, IL

"The ideas in this book are great! Teachers are looking for ideas to work with children with diverse strengths and talents. This book offers those ideas."

Raynice Jean-Sigur, Assistant Professor
Kennesaw State University

"An extensive and useful collection of easily implemented lessons and activities that teachers will use often. In particular, I appreciated the rationale for providing unique educational experiences for gifted students."

Mary Johnson, Principal
Rabbit Creek Elementary School, Anchorage, AK

"The activities are wonderful. They are clearly explained, easy to administer, and entertaining."

Frank Buck, Curriculum Supervisor
Talladega City Schools, AL

"Provides teachers and student teachers with easy activities and lesson plans to be integrated into any school curriculum."

The Bookwatch, July 2007
Midwest Book Review

Sample Materials & Chapters

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

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ISBN: 9781412942539
£30.99