Teaching advanced learners in the general education classroom : doing more with less! / Joan Franklin Smutny, S.E. von Fremd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smutny, Joan F.

Von Fremd, S. E., author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mainstreaming in education--United States.

Mainstreaming in education.

Inclusive education--United States.

Inclusive education.

Gifted children--Education--United States.

Gifted children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 188 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin, c2011.

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume provides helpful methods for challenging gifted students who need more than the regular curriculum can provide. It offers practical tools, including: tips for using existing resources and potential; a progression from simpler to more complex adjustments for advanced learners; specific lessons for language arts, math, science, social studies, and the arts. The authors' strategies can be tailored to benefit students of varying abilities.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Understanding Advanced Learners; Factors That Hinder the Recognition of Advanced Learners; The Advanced Students in Your Classroom; Parting Thoughts for Your Journey; Chapter 2 - Making the Most of Your Resources; What Elements in Your Classroom Can Help You Support Advanced Students?; How Can You Advocate for Your Advanced Students?; Parting Thoughts for Your Journey; Chapter 3 - Creating Appropriate Goals for Advanced Students; Ten-Point Summary for Including Advanced Learners; Parting Thoughts for Your Journey

Chapter 4 - Meeting the Needs of Advanced Students: Strategies to BeginLooking at the Classroom; Parting Thoughts for Your Journey; Chapter 5 - Meeting the Needs of Advanced Students: Strategies to Extend Learning; Strategies; Parting Thoughts for Your Journey; Chapter 6 - Teaching Advanced Students in Language Arts and Social Studies; Examples; Parting Thoughts for Your Journey; Chapter 7 - Teaching Advanced Students in Science and Mathematics; Examples; Parting Thoughts for Your Journey; Chapter 8 - Keeping Yourself Inspired; Give Yourself Some Fresh Air; Share Your Wisdom and Passion

ResourcesReferences; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Smutny, Joan F. Teaching Advanced Learners in the General Education Classroom

ISBN:

9781452269603

1452269602

9781452269139

1452269130

9781483387291

1483387291

OCLC:

865545029