Gifted Education

This second edition provides busy teachers, other educational professsionals and parents with user-friendly text and worksheets to enable them to identify and provide provision for The author takes a multi-dimensional view of ability and believes in educating the whole child, with a curriculum of opportunity that provides high-level learning experiences. The book has been updated in view of the developments in the education of gifted and talented children, with particular attention paid to strategies for differentiation, thinking skills and subject-specific enrichment. This book is a practical companion tot he author's popular The Challenge of the Able Child. By using many photocopiable worksheets and helpful checklists, and always bearing in mind the needs of the busy practitioner, this book will useful for anyone working in this area of education. Teachers, GATCOs, teaching assistants and parents should find the information clear and the suggested strategies rooted in good practice for teaching children of all abilities.

Autorentext

David George

Inhalt

Preface. 1. Definition. 2. Identification. 3. Brain, Mind and Thinking. 4. Multiple Intelligences. 5. Enriching the Curriculum. 6. Differentiation. 7. Affective Learning. 8. Policies. 0. Epilogue. Useful Addresses. Glossary of GATE Definitions. Bibliography.