Teaching Gifted Children: Success Strategies for Teaching High-Ability Learners

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From the pages of Teaching for High Potential, a quarterly publication of the National Association for Gifted Children, this collection of articles is sure to be of use to any educator of high-ability students. Topics included range from instructional methods across all content areas, including tips and tools for reading and vocabulary instruction, integrating STEM content, and engaging students in math, to identification, differentiation, and addressing gifted students' social-emotional needs. Articles also delve into current issues pertinent to the field of gifted education and this unique group of students, including underachievement and underrepresented minority populations, as well as new classroom strategies such as Makerspaces and teaching growth mindset. This resource can be used to enhance a classroom lesson, guide curriculum development, or supplement professional development. The featured articles are unique, well written for the audience, and selected by reviewers who understand what teachers need.

The National Association for Gifted Children's mission is to support those who enhance the growth and development of gifted and talented children through education, advocacy, community building, and research. NAGC aims to help parents and families, K-12 education professionals including support service personnel, and members of the research and higher education community who work to help gifted and talented children as they strive to achieve their personal best and contribute to their communities. Jeff Danielian is a middle school teacher of natural science in Providence, RI. He received his bachelor's degree in natural science from Lyndon State College in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and his master's degree in educational psychology from the University of Connecticut. Jeff currently is the Gifted Resource Specialist for the National Association for Gifted Children, working from his Rhode Island home on many exciting projects, including being editor-in-chief of Teaching for High Potential.

Exceptionally well organized and presented, "Teaching Gifted Children" is [a] practical and wide-ranging resource that can be used to enhance a classroom lesson, guide curriculum development, or supplement professional development. While unreservedly and highly recommended for school district, college, and university library Educational Issues collections in general, and Gifted Education supplemental studies reading lists in particular, it should be noted for the personal reading lists of teachers, school district administrators, school board members, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "Teaching Gifted Children" is also available in a digital book format.,Midwest Book Review, 10/1/17 This magnificent, comprehensive anthology of gifted research, resources, and teaching strategies was written by experts in the field: teachers. Teachers who shared their insights, successes, roadblocks, and passion for teaching. . . . As you read the articles, you will gain a better understanding of gifted students and how to help them explore their potential and pursue their passions. It's a fantastic book to have whether you teach in a gifted education classroom or have gifted students in your regular education classroom. Linda Biondi,MiddleWeb, 1/18/18