Description
| Product ID: | 9781412925662 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Acceleration for Gifted Learners, K-5 |
| Authors: | Author: Elizabeth A. Meckstroth, Sally Y. Walker, Joan F. Smutny |
| Page Count: | 232 |
| Subjects: | Teaching of gifted or talented students, Teaching of gifted students, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques |
| Description: | This valuable book dispels common myths about acceleration, reviews social/emotional considerations, and provides tools for effectively determining the most appropriate learning options for gifted students. "Smutny has assembled a group of colleagues who bring very practical and useful insights to this issue and suggest practices that will make the use of this important curricular modification justifiable, manageable, and, most of all, normal. Acceleration is not treated as a strategy of last resort but as a logical and reasonable way to acknowledge and provide for the growth and continuous progress of all children. By broadening the idea of acceleration as a way to meet academic, emotional, and social needs, the book turns the concerns about acceleration into strengths." —Barbara Clark, Professor Emeritus, California State University, Los Angeles "A well-written, extremely useful guide for parents and educators who wish to provide gifted students an opportunity to learn at a pace and level appropriate to their abilities. Offers valuable insight on the social and emotional aspects of effective acceleration." —Jan Davidson, President and Cofounder, Davidson Institute for Talent Development Coauthor, Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds Raise the bar on accelerated learning and discover new possibilities that go beyond minimum proficiency! Presenting nuts-and-bolts guidance, this valuable resource provides:
Offering a new perspective on how prevailing attitudes have deprived students of opportunities to develop their talents, Acceleration for Gifted Learners, K–5, directly reflects the 2004 Templeton Report in validating the urgency to meet gifted students'' needs. |
| Imprint Name: | Corwin Press Inc |
| Publisher Name: | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2006-12-19 |
