Identifying and Enhancing the Strengths of Gifted Learners, K-8

Easy-to-Use Activities and Lessons
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-4129-4253-9
Verlag: Corwin

Buch, Englisch, 136 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 363 g

"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 activities are wonderful—clearly explained, easy to administer, and entertaining."
—Frank Buck, Principal
Graham School, Talladega, AL

Challenge gifted students across the curriculum!

Educators can identify children's strengths early on and gain insight into each student's unique abilities by using the numerous ideas and informal assessments in this exciting guide. Gifted and talented specialist Ann Maccagnano offers K–8 teachers challenging activities and engaging lessons to develop and nurture gifted learners' talents.

Organized by skills, each chapter begins with analysis activities to immediately and informally assess students' current skill development. Enhancement activities then extend and enrich the content of the everyday curriculum. Teachers can select and implement any number of appropriate learning experiences to improve students' skills in:

- Reading, writing, and oral communication
- Creative and critical thinking
- Interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence
- Mathematics and visual/spatial awareness

Identifying and Enhancing the Strengths of Gifted Learners, K–8 is the ideal tool for educators to inspire gifted students to greater levels of academic and social success.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maccagnano, Ann

Maccagnano, Ann Marie

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik Hochbegabtenförderung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Maccagnano, Ann Marie
Ann Maccagnano is a gifted and talented specialist in the Kenmore Town of Tonawanda School District in New York. A teacher of gifted students for the past 11 years, Maccagnano has a master’s degree in elementary education with a Gifted Education Extension Certificate and has received the Outstanding Undergraduate in Elementary Education (OUEE) Finalist Award.