Gifted and Talented

Pupils

Table of contents:

The definition of talented and gifted children.

Uniqueness of Talented and Gifted children.

Teaching methods.

Challenging gifted children in regular classrooms.

Conclusion.

References.

Definition of talented and gifted children:

Gifted

and talented describes children and young

people with an ability to develop to a level
significantly ahead of their year group (or with
the potential to develop those abilities).

Uniqueness of Talented and Gifted

children :
Talented

children:

talented learners are those who have practical

skills in areas such as sport, music, design or
creative and performing arts.
Gifted

children:

gifted learners are those who have abilities in

one or more academic subjects, such as maths
and English.

Teaching methods:
Set

up learning centers.

Create

an Independent Project activity.

Incorporate

lessons.

Multiple Intelligences into your

Teaching methods:
Don't

turn your gifted student into a tutor or

teacher's aide.

Plan
Try

"vertical enrichment" activities.

leveling class assignments and learning

outcomes.

Challenging gifted students in

regular classrooms:
Research

tells us that a large majority of gifted

and talented students spend most of their day in
regular classroom settings. Unfortunately,
instruction in the regular classroom setting is
generally not tailored to meet their unique needs
This situation is putting gifted students at risk of
failing to achieve their potential. Achievement
scores below what might be expected from our
brightest population provide the evidence.

Conclusion:
In

the end, from our researches we realized that

talented and gifted children have lots of
characteristics such as being able to work in an
independent way, be self-critical and able to motivate
themselves. But a good deal of the burden fall on the
teacher, if the teacher fails to provide the necessary
environment that suits the childrens need, they will
face difficulties and eventually they wont reach their
potentials. We confess that it seems to be a very
complicated task, but the teacher will have to try her
best.

References:

Supporting gifted and talented children[n.d]. Retrieved October

13, 2008, from
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddeve
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Meeting the Need of Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom [20012006] Retrieved October 13, 2008, from
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Challenging Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom [2000]
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Emotional intelligence in gifted and talented children [n.d]
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