Identifying and Enhancing the Strengths of Gifted Learners, K-8

Easy-to-Use Activities and Lessons
Ann Marie Maccagnano - Kenmore Town of Tonawanda School District, NY
Identifying and Enhancing the Strengths of Gifted Learners, K-8
April 2007 | 136 pages | Corwin
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"The projects are teacher tested and the ideas presented are challenging, creative, and fun. The author is very experienced and uses that experience to give proven and useful activities, evaluative tools, and rubrics for the gifted."
—Ken Klopack, Art & Gifted Education Consultant
Chicago Public Schools, IL

"The activities are wonderful—clearly explained, easy to administer, and entertaining."
—Frank Buck, Principal
Graham School, Talladega, AL

Challenge gifted students across the curriculum!

Educators can identify children's strengths early on and gain insight into each student's unique abilities by using the numerous ideas and informal assessments in this exciting guide. Gifted and talented specialist Ann Maccagnano offers K–8 teachers challenging activities and engaging lessons to develop and nurture gifted learners' talents.

Organized by skills, each chapter begins with analysis activities to immediately and informally assess students' current skill development. Enhancement activities then extend and enrich the content of the everyday curriculum. Teachers can select and implement any number of appropriate learning experiences to improve students' skills in:

  • Reading, writing, and oral communication
  • Creative and critical thinking
  • Interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence
  • Mathematics and visual/spatial awareness

Identifying and Enhancing the Strengths of Gifted Learners, K–8 is the ideal tool for educators to inspire gifted students to greater levels of academic and social success.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

  • 1. Developing and Nurturing Gifted Students' Strengths
  • The Challenge of Challenging Curriculum
  • What This Book Offers
  • How the Book Is Organized
  • Using Analysis Activities
  • What to Do After Areas of Strength Are Identified
  • 2. Language Arts
  • Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Reading and Writing Skills
  • Enhancing Oral Communication Skills
  • 3. Creative Thinking
  • Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Creative-Thinking Skills
  • 4. Critical Thinking
  • Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Critical-Thinking Skills
  • 5. Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Intelligence
  • Interpersonal Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Interpersonal Skills
  • Intrapersonal Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Intrapersonal Skills
  • 6. Mathematics
  • Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Mathematical Skills
  • 7. Visual/Spatial Awareness
  • Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Visual/Spatial Skills
  • 8. Cross-Curricular Projects
  • Design Your Own Dream Room
  • Create a Company and an Advertisement
  • Design a WebQuest
  • Create a Slideshow Presentation
  • Independent Study
  • Create Interactive Computer Games Using Hyperlinks
  • Design a Piece of Artwork
  • All About Me Project
  • Create a Database
  • Design a Travel Brochure
  • Create a Squiggle Drawing
  • Hero Unit
  • The Radio Show
  • My Creative State

Conclusion

Conclusion

References

References

Additional Reading

Additional Reading

Additional materials

Description

"The projects are teacher tested and the ideas presented are challenging, creative, and fun. The author is very experienced and uses that experience to give proven and useful activities, evaluative tools, and rubrics for the gifted."
—Ken Klopack, Art & Gifted Education Consultant
Chicago Public Schools, IL

"The activities are wonderful—clearly explained, easy to administer, and entertaining."
—Frank Buck, Principal
Graham School, Talladega, AL

Challenge gifted students across the curriculum!

Educators can identify children's strengths early on and gain insight into each student's unique abilities by using the numerous ideas and informal assessments in this exciting guide. Gifted and talented specialist Ann Maccagnano offers K–8 teachers challenging activities and engaging lessons to develop and nurture gifted learners' talents.

Organized by skills, each chapter begins with analysis activities to immediately and informally assess students' current skill development. Enhancement activities then extend and enrich the content of the everyday curriculum. Teachers can select and implement any number of appropriate learning experiences to improve students' skills in:

  • Reading, writing, and oral communication
  • Creative and critical thinking
  • Interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence
  • Mathematics and visual/spatial awareness

Identifying and Enhancing the Strengths of Gifted Learners, K–8 is the ideal tool for educators to inspire gifted students to greater levels of academic and social success.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Author

  • 1. Developing and Nurturing Gifted Students' Strengths
  • The Challenge of Challenging Curriculum
  • What This Book Offers
  • How the Book Is Organized
  • Using Analysis Activities
  • What to Do After Areas of Strength Are Identified
  • 2. Language Arts
  • Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Reading and Writing Skills
  • Enhancing Oral Communication Skills
  • 3. Creative Thinking
  • Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Creative-Thinking Skills
  • 4. Critical Thinking
  • Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Critical-Thinking Skills
  • 5. Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Intelligence
  • Interpersonal Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Interpersonal Skills
  • Intrapersonal Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Intrapersonal Skills
  • 6. Mathematics
  • Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Mathematical Skills
  • 7. Visual/Spatial Awareness
  • Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Visual/Spatial Skills
  • 8. Cross-Curricular Projects
  • Design Your Own Dream Room
  • Create a Company and an Advertisement
  • Design a WebQuest
  • Create a Slideshow Presentation
  • Independent Study
  • Create Interactive Computer Games Using Hyperlinks
  • Design a Piece of Artwork
  • All About Me Project
  • Create a Database
  • Design a Travel Brochure
  • Create a Squiggle Drawing
  • Hero Unit
  • The Radio Show
  • My Creative State

Conclusion

Conclusion

References

References

Additional Reading

Additional Reading

Additional materials

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Identifying and Enhancing the Strengths of Gifted Learners, K-8

Easy-to-Use Activities and Lessons

Ann Marie Maccagnano
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April 2007 | 136 pages | Corwin

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"The projects are teacher tested and the ideas presented are challenging, creative, and fun. The author is very experienced and uses that experience to give proven and useful activities, evaluative tools, and rubrics for the gifted."
—Ken Klopack, Art & Gifted Education Consultant
Chicago Public Schools, IL

"The activities are wonderful—clearly explained, easy to administer, and entertaining."
—Frank Buck, Principal
Graham School, Talladega, AL

Challenge gifted students across the curriculum!

Educators can identify children's strengths early on and gain insight into each student's unique abilities by using the numerous ideas and informal assessments in this exciting guide. Gifted and talented specialist Ann Maccagnano offers K–8 teachers challenging activities and engaging lessons to develop and nurture gifted learners' talents.

Organized by skills, each chapter begins with analysis activities to immediately and informally assess students' current skill development. Enhancement activities then extend and enrich the content of the everyday curriculum. Teachers can select and implement any number of appropriate learning experiences to improve students' skills in:

  • Reading, writing, and oral communication
  • Creative and critical thinking
  • Interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence
  • Mathematics and visual/spatial awareness

Identifying and Enhancing the Strengths of Gifted Learners, K–8 is the ideal tool for educators to inspire gifted students to greater levels of academic and social success.


Table Of Contents:

  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • 1. Developing and Nurturing Gifted Students' Strengths
  • The Challenge of Challenging Curriculum
  • What This Book Offers
  • How the Book Is Organized
  • Using Analysis Activities
  • What to Do After Areas of Strength Are Identified
  • 2. Language Arts
  • Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Reading and Writing Skills
  • Enhancing Oral Communication Skills
  • 3. Creative Thinking
  • Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Creative-Thinking Skills
  • 4. Critical Thinking
  • Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Critical-Thinking Skills
  • 5. Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Intelligence
  • Interpersonal Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Interpersonal Skills
  • Intrapersonal Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Intrapersonal Skills
  • 6. Mathematics
  • Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Mathematical Skills
  • 7. Visual/Spatial Awareness
  • Analysis Activities
  • Enhancing Visual/Spatial Skills
  • 8. Cross-Curricular Projects
  • Design Your Own Dream Room
  • Create a Company and an Advertisement
  • Design a WebQuest
  • Create a Slideshow Presentation
  • Independent Study
  • Create Interactive Computer Games Using Hyperlinks
  • Design a Piece of Artwork
  • All About Me Project
  • Create a Database
  • Design a Travel Brochure
  • Create a Squiggle Drawing
  • Hero Unit
  • The Radio Show
  • My Creative State
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Additional Reading

Recent Product Reviews:

"Provides teachers and student teachers with easy activities and lesson plans to be integrated into any school curriculum."
The Bookwatch, July 2007, Midwest Book Review
"The projects are teacher-tested and the ideas presented are challenging, creative, and fun. The author is very experienced and uses that experience to give proven and useful activities, evaluative tools, and rubrics for the gifted."
Ken Klopack, Art & Gifted Education Consultant, Chicago Public Schools, IL
"The ideas in this book are great! Teachers are looking for ideas to work with children with diverse strengths and talents. This book offers those ideas."
Raynice Jean-Sigur, Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University
"An extensive and useful collection of easily implemented lessons and activities that teachers will use often. In particular, I appreciated the rationale for providing unique educational experiences for gifted students."
Mary Johnson, Principal, Rabbit Creek Elementary School, Anchorage, AK
"The activities are wonderful. They are clearly explained, easy to administer, and entertaining."
Frank Buck, Curriculum Supervisor, Talladega City Schools, AL

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