Teaching students with gifts and talents : a practical guide for every teacher / / Bob Algozzine, Jim Ysseldyke ; indexer, Kathy Paparchonthis ; cover designer, Michael Dubowe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910480373403321
• Autore: Algozzine Robert
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2006; ©2006
• ISBN: 1-4833-6437-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (113 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.956
• Soggetti: Gifted children - Education - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""About a Practical Approach to Special Education for Every Teacher""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Self-Assessment 1""; ""Introduction to Teaching Students with Gifts and Talents""; ""Chapter 1 - Which Students Do We Consider Gifted and/or Talented?""; ""Federal Legislation""; ""Varying State Definitions""; ""Identification of Students with Gifts and Talents""; ""Chapter 2 - What Characteristics are Associated with Gifts and Talents?""; ""Cognitive""; ""Academic""; ""Physical""; ""Behavioral""; ""Communication""; ""Chapter 3 - What Should Every Teacher Know about Teaching Students with Gifts and Talents?""""Enrichment""; ""Acceleration""; ""Enrichment Tactics""; ""Acceleration Tactics""; ""Chapter 4 - What Trends and Issues Influence How We Teach Students with Gifts and Talents?""; ""The Evolving Concept of Giftedness""; ""Moving Beyond Intelligence Tests""; ""Underrepresented Groups in the Gifted and Talented Category""; ""Tips for Teachers""; ""Chapter 5 - Gifts and Talents in Perspective""; ""Chapter 6 - What Have We Learned?""; ""Key Points""; ""Key Vocabulary""; ""Self-Assessment 2""; ""Answer Key for Self-Assessments""""On Your Own""; ""Resources""; ""Books""; ""Journals""; ""Organizations""; ""References""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: The authors help educators identify gifted and talented students, present effective instructional approaches such as enrichment and acceleration, and review characteristics related to exceptional students.