Re-Forming Gifted Education : Matching the Program to the Child

by Rogers, Karen B.

• ISBN13: 9780910707466
• ISBN10: 0910707464
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Great Potential Pr Inc

Summary

Parents of gifted children need to present schools with educational plans. Current educational programs for gifted students are generally inadequate and do not fit the particular gifted child. Rogers explains various programs for acceleration and enrichment, as well as grouping practices. For each educational option, she delineates what the current research says about the benefit or lack of benefit to which types of gifted children and explains how to arrange each option. This book is a real eye-opener for educators and parents unfamiliar with the full body of research in the field of curriculum for gifted education. ? Types of giftedness ? Types of enrichment ? Gifts versus talents ? Group learning ? Assessment tools ? Independent study ? Parent Inventory for ? Yearly Educational Plans Finding Potential ? Negotiating with schools ? Types of acceleration ? Monitoring progress

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	v
Preface	xv
Foreword	xxi
Who Needs an Educational Plan, and Who Makes It?	1	(16)
A Conversation	1	(3)
Why an Educational Plan?	4	(4)
Is a Formal Plan Necessary?	8	(1)
What Is Reasonable to Ask Schools to Do?	9	(1)
What Kind of Teacher Is Best for a Gifted Child?	10	(7)
What Kind of Gifted Child Do You Have?	17	(30)
A Quiz: Who Is Gifted?	17	(6)
How Can Such Different Children Be Considered Gifted?	23	(3)
Five Domains of Giftedness and Talent	26	(5)
The Parent Inventory for Finding Potential (PIP)	31	(1)
Not All Gifts Become Talents	32	(4)
Is Your Child's Strength a Gift or a Talent?	36	(11)
What Else Do You Need to Know about Your Gifted Child?	47	(26)
Cognitive Functioning Information	49	(7)
Learning Strengths Information	56	(3)
Personality Characteristics and Traits	59	(4)
Learning Preferences	63	(1)
Your Child's Interests	64	(9)
What Kind of Education Do You Want for Your Gifted Child?	73	(32)
Another Quiz	73	(6)
Understanding Educational Concepts and Language	79	(1)
Managing the Curriculum	80	(1)
How Is Instruction Delivered?	81	(6)
What Are the Curriculum Modifications?	87	(3)
How Do These Modifications Apply to Gifted Children?	90	(3)
Is This Enough or Just a Start?	93	(12)
Guideline 1: Does it Provide for Academic Progress?	94	(1)
Guideline 2: Does it Remediate Academic Weakness?	94	(1)
Guideline 3: Does it Enhance Psychological Adjustment?	95	(1)
Guideline 4: Does it Provide for Socialization?	95	(10)
Subject-Based Acceleration: Which Option Matches Which Child Best at What Age?	105	(54)
Justin	105	(2)
Were Justin's Options Appropriate?	107	(2)
What Are Subject-Based Acceleration Options?	109	(1)
Early Entrance to School	110	(5)
Compacting the Curriculum	115	(6)
Single-Subject Acceleration	121	(4)
Concurrent Enrollment	125	(3)
Talent Search Programs	128	(6)
Correspondence Courses, Distance Learning, and Independent Study	134	(3)
Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate Programs	137	(4)
College-in-the Schools	141	(3)
Mentorships	144	(3)
Post-Secondary Options	147	(4)
When to use Subject-Based Acceleration	151	(1)
Which of These Children Should Be Subject-Based Accelerated?	152	(7)
Grade-Based Acceleration: Which Option Matches Which Child Best at What Age?	159	(46)
Beth	159	(2)
Lateesha	161	(1)
Openness, Flexibility, and Responsiveness	162	(1)
Beth's Choice: Pros and Cons	163	(1)
Lateesha's Choice: Pros and Cons	164	(1)
What Are Grade-Based Acceleration Options?	165	(2)
Grade-Skipping	167	(6)
Non-Graded Classes	173	(6)
Multi-Grade Classes	179	(4)
Grade Telescoping	183	(6)
Testing Out	189	(5)
Early Admission to College	194	(4)
What Grade-Based Acceleration Options Are Best for Which Ages?	198	(1)
Another Quiz: Which of These Children Should Be Grade-Based Accelerated?	199	(3)
Answers to the Quiz	202	(3)
Program Provisions (Grouping) within the School	205	(64)
A Scenario: What Would You Do?	205	(1)
Ways to Manage the Instruction of Gifted Children by Grouping	206	(2)
Forms of Grouping	208	(1)
Whole-Class Strategies	209	(10)
Full-Time Ability Grouping/Tracking	209	(2)
Special Schools for the Gifted	211	(1)
Full-Time Gifted Classes or Programs/School-within-a-School	211	(5)
Untracked Whole-Class Instruction: The ``Default'' Option	216	(3)
Small Group Strategies	219	(39)
Pull-Out Groups	219	(5)
Cluster Grouping	224	(4)
Regrouping for Specific Subject Instruction	228	(6)
Within-Class Grouping	234	(4)
Like-Ability Cooperative Grouping	238	(3)
Cross-Grade Grouping	241	(2)
Peer Tutoring Dyads	243	(2)
Mixed-Ability Cooperative Grouping: A ``Default'' Option	245	(13)
Priorities for In-School Provisions	258	(2)
When They Say..., What Will You Say?	260	(5)
A Possible Set of Steps for a Teacher	265	(4)
More Program Provisions in School	269	(52)
What Would You Do for Hannah?	269	(1)
In-School Enrichment Options for Gifted Children	270	(3)
The Essentials of Gifted Provisions in Schools	273	(4)
Instructional Delivery Options for Students with Gifts and Talents	277	(23)
Projects and Self-Direction	277	(2)
Lecture, Discussion, Mentoring, and Tutoring	279	(2)
Pacing and Time Telescoping	281	(2)
Critical and Creative Thinking Skills	283	(2)
Discovery, Inquiry, and In-Depth Topic Development	285	(2)
Talent Exhibition/Competition	287	(13)
Content and Curriculum Modification Provisions	300	(9)
Multidisciplinary Learning	300	(2)
Arts Education	302	(1)
Foundations of Thinking/Qualitatively Different Curriculum	303	(3)
Product Transformations, Real Audiences	306	(1)
Affective Curriculum	307	(2)
Rob, Maria, and Your Gifted Child	309	(12)
Out-of-School Provisions for Gifted Children	321	(76)
A Conversation	321	(4)
Guidelines for Out-of-School Provisions	325	(6)
Talent and Interest Development	331	(17)
Like-Ability/Interest and Socialization	348	(5)
General Socialization	353	(2)
Identity and Self-Awareness	355	(18)
The Classics	373	(4)
Fine-Motor, Spatial, Visualization Skills	377	(2)
Memorization	379	(1)
Communication	380	(4)
Problem Solving	384	(2)
Knowledge of the World	386	(2)
Homeschooling: A Last Resort?	388	(9)
Developing Your Child's Plan and What Happens Next	397	(30)
Scenario	397	(2)
The Essential Elements of an Educational Plan	399	(5)
Creating the Plan: Your Turn	404	(6)
Your Educational Plan for Your Child	410	(1)
Going to the School	411	(2)
What if the School Doesn't Cooperate?	413	(4)
The Ultimate ``Shoulds'' for Both Home and School	417	(1)
``Shoulds'' for the Schools	418	(1)
``Shoulds'' for the Parents	419	(8)
References	427	(16)
Appendix A: Supplementary Materials	443	(42)
Parent Inventory for Finding Potential (PIP)	444	(7)
Teacher Inventory of Learning Strengths (TILS)	451	(3)
Attitudes about School and Learning	454	(2)
Reading/Language Interest and Attitudes	456	(2)
Mathematics Interest and Attitudes	458	(2)
Science Interest and Attitudes	460	(2)
Social Studies Interest and Attitudes	462	(2)
Interest and Attitudes about Arts Learning	464	(2)
How Do You Like to Learn?	466	(7)
Rogers' Interest Inventory	473	(8)
The Data Collector	481	(2)
Yearly Educational Planner	483	(2)
Appendix B: Sources of Materials	485	(2)
Index	487	(16)
About the Author	503