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27 Oct 09

TKI - G&T Related Reading - Differentiation for Gifted and Talented

differentitaion for gifted and talented. Nice overview with differentiation definitions.

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  • For as Willis and Mann (2000) remind us, "without differentiated instruction,
    any child who varies from the norm will suffer".

    • David George (1997) of the United Kingdom provides us with a
      framework when considering individuals. We must take into account the following
      differences that each student brings to our classrooms:


      • different learning styles,
      • different rates of learning,
      • different activities,
      • different interests,
      • different expectations,
      • different motivation,
      • different outcomes,
      • different abilities,
      • different resources,
      • different reading skills,
      • different tasks, and
      • different levels of parental support (p. 106).
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04 Oct 09

Characteristics and Behaviors of the Gifted

another website on gifted and talented. This page being a list of characteristics

www.ri.net/...character.html - Preview

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    • Recognizing the Characteristics of Gifted
      Children

      ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children (1985) cites three
      types of characteristics of gifted children: general behavioral, learning, and
      creative characteristics. 
      General Behavior Characteristics 
       

      Gifted children's behavior differs from that of their age-mates in the
      following ways: 


    • Many gifted children learn to read early, with better comprehension of the
      nuances of language. As much as half the gifted and talented population has
      learned to read before entering school. 
    • Gifted children often read widely, quickly, and intensely and have large
      vocabularies. 
    • Gifted children commonly learn basic skills better, more quickly, and with
      less practice. 
    • They are better able to construct and handle abstractions. 
    • They often pick up and interpret nonverbal cues and can draw inferences that
      other children need to have spelled out for them. 
    • They take less for granted, seeking the "hows" and "whys." 
    • They can work independently at an earlier age and can concentrate for longer
      periods. 
    • Their interests are both wildly eclectic and intensely focused. 
    • They often have seemingly boundless energy, which sometimes leads to a
      misdiagnosis of hyperactivity. 
    • They usually respond and relate well to parents, teachers, and other adults.
      They may prefer the company of older children and adults to that of their
      peers. 
    • They like to learn new things, are willing to examine the unusual, and are
      highly inquisitive. 
    • They tackle tasks and problems in a well-organized, goal-directed, and
      efficient manner. 
    • They exhibit an intrinsic motivation to learn, find out, or explore and are
      often very persistent. "I'd rather do it myself" is a common attitude. 

    • Learning Characteristics 
       

      Gifted children are natural learners who often show many of these
      characteristics: 


    • They may show keen powers of observation and a sense of the significant;
      they have an eye for important details. 
    • They may read a great deal on their own, preferring books and magazines
      written for children older than they are. 
    • They often take great pleasure in intellectual activity. 
    • They have well-developed powers of abstraction, conceptualization, and
      synthesis. 
    • They readily see cause-effect relationships. 
    • They often display a questioning attitude and seek information for its own
      sake as much as for its usefulness. 
    • They are often skeptical, critical, and evaluative. They are quick to spot
      inconsistencies. 
    • They often have a large storehouse of information about a variety of topics,
      which they can recall quickly. 
    • They readily grasp underlying principles and can often make valid
      generalizations about events, people, or objects. 
    • They quickly perceive similarities, differences, and anomalies. 
    • They often attack complicated material by separating it into components and
      analyzing it systematically. 

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11 Oct 08

diff G&T

a different place

Differentiation website with links to content modification, both end differentiation, rubrics, assessments, giftedness, MI

www.adifferentplace.org/differentiated.htm - Preview

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Our Homeschooling Expedition

Page for homeschooling. Includes resources and activties for homeschooled kids which cover curriculum areas. Articles and links to other G&T sites also.

www.homeschoolblogger.com/...multiplication+and+division - Preview

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