Tag: Parenting
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Ways that schools help and hinder Gifted students.
The justification for gifted education is simple: Academically advanced children should be given work at their speed and level, both to nurture their talents and prevent them from becoming bored and disruptive in class. I came across an interesting article this week: 4 ways schools help or hinder Giftedness This does make links to schooling in…
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Starting the new year with Gifted Education
The start to the new school year is a great time to reassess what worked well in the past and the changes that can be made. However, most importantly, it is a time to connect with formally identified students and classroom teachers so that assessment and support can be started immediately. Supporting teachers through looking…
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Ways that schools help and hinder Gifted students.
The justification for gifted education is simple: Academically advanced children should be given work at their speed and level, both to nurture their talents and prevent them from becoming bored and disruptive in class. I came across an interesting article this week: 4 ways schools help or hinder Giftedness This does make links to schooling in…
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Adding depth to spelling
Perhaps the usual spelling lessons at school involve talking about the rule, playing some games in groups and then practising through writing. But learning remotely takes away the interaction and some hands on games for many children thus leaving spelling to more of a chore task than one which is often fun. Remote learning needs…
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Remote learning and Gifted Education
Many of us in NSW have been suddenly thrown into stricter lockdowns and remote learning once again but we need to remember that there is so much opportunity to extend and challenge our gifted students when they are learning from home as it can be more self directed, higher challenge and much more opportunity to…
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Using the Kaplan model – novel studies
The Kaplan model is an excellent model to help you to add more challenge to your literacy lessons. This model was developed by Sandra Kaplan & Bette Gould with the underlying aim to develop students skills in different real life expertise areas. They looked at different experts from many disciplines and worked out which 11…
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Is your school catering for gifted students?
Every school should be able to cater for their bright and gifted students. Here is a quick list to think about: Are all of your lessons catering for the different abilities of students and challenging those who have already achieved the content? Do you regularly assess your students informally and formally to ensure that there…
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Finding your child’s gift
Have you ever wondered if your child is gifted? Perhaps they taught themselves to read at an early age? Maybe they display empathy towards others beyond their years? Some gifted children can manipulate numbers ten years before their age peers. Being gifted can be seen in many different ways and although my blog has a…
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Programming for challenge
When we start a new year or a new topic most teachers are lucky enough to be given a program from the year before to use. This can be fantastic as it saves time and also inspires ideas for the current year but there are many things we need to do before we use the…
Extend, Empower, Enrich 