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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787218403321

Autore

Smutny Joan F

Titolo

Teaching advanced learners in the general education classroom : doing more with less! / / Joan Franklin Smutny, S.E. von Fremd

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin, c2011

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : Corwin Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-4522-6960-2

1-4522-6913-0

1-4833-8729-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 188 pages)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

371.952

Soggetti

Mainstreaming in education - United States

Inclusive education - United States

Gifted children - Education - United States

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; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Understanding Advanced Learners; Factors That Hinder the Recognition of Advanced Learners; The Advanced Students in Your Classroom; Parting Thoughts for Your Journey; Chapter 2 - Making the Most of Your Resources; What Elements in Your Classroom Can Help You Support Advanced Students?; How Can You Advocate for Your Advanced Students?; Parting Thoughts for Your Journey; Chapter 3 - Creating Appropriate Goals for Advanced Students; Ten-Point Summary for Including Advanced Learners; Parting Thoughts for Your Journey

Chapter 4 - Meeting the Needs of Advanced Students: Strategies to BeginLooking at the Classroom; Parting Thoughts for Your Journey; Chapter 5 - Meeting the Needs of Advanced Students: Strategies to Extend Learning; Strategies; Parting Thoughts for Your Journey; Chapter 6 - Teaching Advanced Students in Language Arts and Social Studies; Examples; Parting Thoughts for Your Journey; Chapter 7 - Teaching Advanced Students in Science and Mathematics; Examples; Parting Thoughts for Your Journey; Chapter 8 - Keeping Yourself Inspired; Give Yourself Some Fresh Air; Share Your Wisdom and Passion



ResourcesReferences; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides helpful methods for challenging gifted students who need more than the regular curriculum can provide. It offers practical tools, including: tips for using existing resources and potential; a progression from simpler to more complex adjustments for advanced learners; specific lessons for language arts, math, science, social studies, and the arts. The authors' strategies can be tailored to benefit students of varying abilities.