Acceleration for Gifted Learners, K-5
- Joan Franklin Smutny - National-Louis University, USA
- Sally Y. Walker - Illinois Association for Gifted Children
- Elizabeth A. Meckstroth
December 2006 | 232 pages | Corwin
Dispelling common myths about acceleration, the author describes what it is, what forms it takes and what it can do for gifted students--intellectually, socially, and emotionally. Case studies and illustrations of specific mindsets offer readers a new perspective on how prevailing attitudes have influenced their districts and deprived students of opportunities to develop their talents.
This guidebook also presents nuts-and-bolts guidance for:
Implementing and applying accelerated learning strategies in different school settings
Providing accelerated learning opportunities for underserved groups, such as multicultural and urban poor students
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Introduction
Part I: Acceleration: Issues and Applications for Gifted Learners (K-5)
1. Acceleration and the K-5 Gifted Child
2. Acceleration in a Differentiated Classroom
3. Acceleration and Creativity: Closing the Gap
4. Assessment for Accelerated Learners
Part II: Appropriate Academic-Classroom Acceleration
5. Acceleration of Content
6. The Thinking Process
7. Product Development
8. Standards and Policy
Part III: Social and Emotional Aspects of Effective Acceleration
9. Obstacles to Acceleration
10. Adaptations to Personality
11. Facilitating Acceleration
12. Social Relationships
13. Facilitating Acceleration for Parents and Educators
References
Index