Identifying and Enhancing the Strengths of Gifted Learners, K-8: Easy-to-Use Activities and Lessons / Edition 1

by Ann Marie Maccagnano

Overview

Helping teachers informally assess gifted learners' areas of strength and weakness, this book provides hundreds of challenging activities to improve students' academic and social skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412942539
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	04/20/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ann Maccagnano is a gifted and talented specialist in the Kenmore Town of Tonawanda School District in New York. A teacher of gifted students for the past 11 years, Maccagnano has a master’s degree in elementary education with a Gifted Education Extension Certificate and has received the Outstanding Undergraduate in Elementary Education (OUEE) Finalist Award.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Developing and Nurturing Gifted Students' Strengths
The Challenge of Challenging Curriculum
What This Book Offers
How the Book Is Organized
Using Analysis Activities
What to Do After Areas of Strength Are Identified
2. Language Arts
Analysis Activities
Enhancing Reading and Writing Skills
Enhancing Oral Communication Skills
3. Creative Thinking
Analysis Activities
Enhancing Creative-Thinking Skills
4. Critical Thinking
Analysis Activities
Enhancing Critical-Thinking Skills
5. Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Intelligence
Interpersonal Analysis Activities
Enhancing Interpersonal Skills
Intrapersonal Analysis Activities
Enhancing Intrapersonal Skills
6. Mathematics
Analysis Activities
Enhancing Mathematical Skills
7. Visual/Spatial Awareness
Analysis Activities
Enhancing Visual/Spatial Skills
8. Cross-Curricular Projects
Design Your Own Dream Room
Create a Company and an Advertisement
Design a Web Quest
Create a Slideshow Presentation
Independent Study
Create Interactive Computer Games Using Hyperlinks
Design a Piece of Artwork
All About Me Project
Create a Database
Design a Travel Brochure
Create a Squiggle Drawing
Hero Unit
The Radio Show
My Creative State
Conclusion
References
Additional Reading

Editorial Reviews

"The projects are teacher-tested and the ideas presented are challenging, creative, and fun. The author is very experienced and uses that experience to give proven and useful activities, evaluative tools, and rubrics for the gifted."

Ken Klopack

"Provides teachers and student teachers with easy activities and lesson plans to be integrated into any school curriculum. "

The Bookwatch

"The activities are wonderful. They are clearly explained, easy to administer, and entertaining."

Frank Buck

"An extensive and useful collection of easily implemented lessons and activities that teachers will use often. In particular, I appreciated the rationale for providing unique educational experiences for gifted students."

Mary Johnson

"The ideas in this book are great! Teachers are looking for ideas to work with children with diverse strengths and talents. This book offers those ideas."

Raynice Jean-Sigur