Special Education

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Gifted Education - A Resource Guide for Teachers

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Programming for Gifted Students
• Who are our Gifted Students
• Identifying Gifted Students
• Developing a Student Profile
• Gifted Learners in the Classroom
• Strategies
• Content

• Acceleration
• Telescoping
• Compacting
• Independent Study
• Tiered Assignments
• Learning Centres
• Curricular Models

• Process

• Higher Level Thinking
• Creative Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Developing Research Skills

• Products

• Representing Knowledge
• The Learning Environment
  • Physical, Social, Emotional
  • Study of Famous People
  • Bibliotherapy
  • Grouping for Instruction

• You Can't Do It Alone
• References
• Appendices

• Appendix 1: Programming Options
• Appendix 2: Teacher Planning Guide
• Appendix 3: Individual Education Plan (Forms)
• Appendix 4: Brilliant Behaviours
• Appendix 5: Class Assessment

• Additional Readings
• Glossary of Terms
• How to Improve this Resource Guide