Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom: Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use

Latest edition of the go-to classroom resource since 1992 for reaching and challenging gifted students. This fourth edition of the orange bible brings fresh updates to the definitive guide to meeting the learning needs of gifted students in the mixedabilities classroom–seamlessly and effectively with minimal preparation time. Included are practical, classroom-tested strategies and step-by-step instructions for how to use them. The book provides information on:

Compacting and differentiating skill work and new content Extending reading and writing instruction Planning curriculum for all students at the same time Supporting self-directed independent study Supporting curriculum standards and increasing curriculum rigor Boosting critical and creative thinking skills Using assessments to help students demonstrate what they already know Using technology for accelerated learning and to benefit twice-exceptional (2e) students Serving gifted kids with special needs Managing cluster grouping

Digital content includes a full chapter for parents as well as a PDF presentation for professional development, reproducible forms ready to customize and print for classroom use, and additional extension menus for the primary and upper grades.