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Meeting the Needs of Gifted Students. August 11, 2011 Melissa Wilson Deb Sowers. What are we doing today?. Introductions What does “gifted” mean? Differentiation What? Why? How? Worktime LUNCH . Review/discussion More worktime ! Wrap-up. Levels of Intellectual Giftedness. Myth. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Meeting the Needs of Gifted Students
August 11, 2011Melissa Wilson
Deb Sowers
What are we doing today?
• Introductions• What does “gifted” mean?• Differentiation
What? Why? How?• Worktime• LUNCH • Review/discussion• More worktime!• Wrap-up
Levels of Intellectual GiftednessLevel IQ Range PrevalenceMildly Gifted 115-129 1:6 – 1:44Moderately Gifted 130 – 144 1:44 – 1:1,000Highly Gifted 145-159 1:1,000 – 1:10,000Exceptionally Gifted 160-179 1:10,000 – 1:1 millionProfoundly Gifted 180 + Fewer than 1:1 million
Myth
Gifted students don’t need help; they’ll do fine on their own
Myth
Gifted students don’t need help; they’ll do fine on their own
Truth
The role of the teacher is crucial for spotting and
nurturing talents in school.
Myth
Teachers challenge all the students, so gifted kids will be fine in the regular classroom
Myth
Teachers challenge all the students, so gifted kids will be fine in the regular classroom
TruthMost teachers have little or no training in the needs of gifted
students.
Myth
Gifted students make everyone else in the class smarter by providing a role model or a
challenge
Myth
Gifted students make everyone else in the class smarter by providing a role model or a
challenge Truth
Watching or relying on someone who is expected to succeed does little to increase
a struggling student’s sense of self-confidence.
Myth
All Children are Gifted
Myth
All Children are Gifted
TruthAll children have strengths and positive attributes, but not all
children are gifted in the educational sense of the word.
Myth
Acceleration placement options are socially
harmful for gifted students
Myth
Acceleration placement options are socially
harmful for gifted students Truth
Academically gifted students often feel bored or out of place with their age peers
and naturally gravitate towards older students who are more similar as
“intellectual peers.”
Myth
That student can’t be gifted; he’s receiving poor grades
Myth
That student can’t be gifted; he’s receiving poor grades
Truth
Underachievement describes a discrepancy between a student’s
performance and his actual ability.
MythGifted students are happy, popular, and well adjusted in school
MythGifted students are happy, popular, and well adjusted in school
Truth
It is estimated that 20 to 25% of gifted children have social and
emotional difficulties, about twice as many as in the general population of students.
Myth
This child can’t be gifted, he has a disability
Myth
TruthSome gifted students also have
learning or other disabilities.
This child can’t be gifted, he has a disability
Every child deserves an equal opportunity to struggle.
– Mary Slade