The Method of working with talented students

The Method of working with talented students.

Characteristics of gifted students gifted students learn at a faster pace than regular students and also tend to finish their assignments more quicly and crave more intellectually challenging assignments.they also may act out inclass if bored or understimulated.gifted children span all races ,genders,ethnicities and socioeconomic levels.

According to the national Association for gifted children ,six to ten percent of the student population is academically gifted or talented.

Giftedness is an intellectual ability significantly higher than average.In terms of it defines gifted children as those who give evidience of hih achievement capability in such are intellectual,creative,artistic,academic fields.unfortunatily there aren’t any national standarts for identifying gifted students and it is usually left to stated or school districts to recognize gifted children and determine what programs best meet their academic needs.gifted and talented students in the classroom

Gilted learners are least likely to receive special attention from teachers.

Research shows when teachers differentiate instruction ,they are most likely to do so with students who are struggling academically,because they perceive this group to be most in need of help.

Additionally,not all teachers are prepared to support gifted students.a national study by the Fordham Institute found that 58 persent of teachers have not received training focused on teaching academically advanced students in the past few years

Lesson plans for gifted and talented students here are a few instructional strategies and activities to use with gifted students

Design your lessons with Bloom’s Taxonomy in mind:

For gifted students,construct activities from the two upper levels:creating and evaluating

For example , activities could include conducting an experiment ,designing, a game or musical composition or writing an editorial about a current events topic

When your gifted students finish class assignments early,allow them to work on special projects

Assign topics that are of special interst to your students and have them explore the topic in depth.

Ask intellectually stimulating questions :When constructing your lesson plan,write questions that are open-ended and requiremore thoughtful responses.

Find mentors: gifted students need guides just like other students .Find an adult who can help your student explore a subject of interst more deeply.

This mentor can serve as an advisor ,counselor and role model to the student Ask other teachers and parents for recommendations or contact a local organization.

Organize cluster groups: Research shows gifted students of the same grade benefit from being grouped together.

As a way to combine resourses ,teachers,can shift gifted students from different classrooms into one group to learn about a specific topic in more deepth

To sum up this method works best with teachers who are specially trained to work with gifted students and have minimal distractions from other students in the class.