Teaching Advanced Learners in the General Education Classroom

Joan Franklin Smutny - National-Louis University, USA
S.E. von Fremd - Freelance Editor, Researcher, Writer

Other Titles in:
Differentiation | Learning Styles | Physical Impairments

November 2011 | 200 pages | Corwin

Low-stress tips for challenging high-ability learnersMany teachers ask: ôWhat do I do for the student who finishes his work before everyone else?ö ôIs there anything I can use that doesnÆt require me to read a long textbook with complicated instructions?ö If you would like to do more for gifted students and need simple strategies that you can use tomorrow, this book is for you. Inside are helpful methods for challenging students who need more than the regular curriculum can provide. The authors provide practical tools, including: Tips for using existing resources and possibilities A progression from simpler to more complex adjustments for advanced learners Specific lessons for language arts, math, science, social studies, and the arts The bookÆs strategies can be tailored to benefit students of varying abilities. The lessons are easy to integrate, consistent with curriculum standards, and described in practical terms. You will also find ready-to-use reproducibles, helpful vignettes, and additional resources for differentiating instruction so that all students are challenged to reach their potential.

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Introduction

1. Understanding Advanced Learners

2. Making the Most of Your Resources

3. Creating Appropriate Goals for Advanced Students

4. Meeting the Needs of Advanced Students: Strategies to Begin

5. Meeting the Needs of Advanced Students: Strategies to Extend Learning

6. Teaching Advanced Students in Language Arts and Social Studies

7. Teaching Advanced Students in Science and Mathematics

8. Keeping Yourself Inspired

Resources

References

Index

”The book’s major strength lies in its ability to remind the reader that there are many resources that educators may have forgotten about or not even thought of. The discussions about student interests, human resources, community resources, and open-ended presentation are a great aspect of this book."

Scott Currier, Mathematics Teacher

Belmont High School, NH

“This book is pertinent and relevant to today’s classroom. Teachers face many demands to meet the needs of struggling students. We sometimes focus so much on the low-achieving students that we run out of time to address the needs of the gifted and above-average students. This book focuses on the issue with examples a teacher can use right now, with little prep. The author absolutely understands the issues teachers face in the classroom today.”

Shelly Docherty, 5th Grade Teacher

Glendale Elementary School , Vero Beach , FL

“This book provides practical suggestions for utilizing and improving your own professional practice to more fully support advanced learners.”

Marcia Carlson, 6th Grade Teacher

Crestview Elementary School, Clive, IA

“This book will assist any educator in their quest to provide their students with high quality instruction, without much hassle.”

David Callaway, 7th Grade Social Studies Teacher

Rocky Heights Middle School , Highlands Ranch, CO

"By discussing major areas of education, the authors have provided an excellent resource for helping to overcome various obstacles. The book can help to improve instruction for the gifted in the regular classroom."

Maurice D. Fisher, Publisher

Gifted Education Press Quarterly, Spring 2012, Vol. 26