Meeting the Needs of Your Most Able Pupils in English (The Gifted and Talented Series)

Meeting the Needs of Your Most Able Pupils: English provides specific guidance on: Recognising high ability and multiple intelligences Planning, differentiation and extension/enrichment in English Teacher questioning skills Support for more able pupils with special educational needs (dyslexia, ADHD, sensory impairment) Homework Recording and assessment Beyond the classroom: Visits, competitions, summer schools, masterclasses, links with universities, businesses and other organisations This book includes comprehensive appendices with linked resources available online that feature: Useful contacts and resources Lesson plans Liaison sheets for Teaching Assistants Homework activities Monitoring sheets This book is an essential resources for secondary teachers, subject heads of departments, leading teachers for G&T Education (Gifted and Talented co-ordinators), SENCos and LA advisers. "Meeting the Needs of Your Most Able Pupils in English" is a concise and handy text providing specific guidance on a variety of issues essential for teaching gifted students in English. This useful book guides the teacher from recognising high ability and multiple intelligences, through to planning, differentiation and extension/enrichment in English and support for more able pupils with learning difficulties (dyslexia, ADHD, sensory impairment). It also covers assistance beyond the classroom: homework, visits, residentials, competitions, summer schools, masterclasses, links with universities, businesses and other organisations. Teachers will benefit from this books' help with their questioning skills, their recording and assessment processes. "Meeting the Needs of Your Most Able Pupils in English" features comprehensive appendices and an accompanying CD with: useful contacts and resources lesson plans liaison sheets for teaching assistants homework activities monitoring sheets.; This is an ideal text for secondary teachers, subject heads of departments, 'Gifted and Talented' co-ordinators, SENCos and LEA advisers Supporting the National Primary Strategy 'Excellence and Enjoyment', this book encourages teachers to establish a classroom where children can take risks, enjoy and experiment with language, and discover and pursue their interests and talents. It contains activities, which are split into three main sections: fiction, non-fiction and poetry. This concise text provides assistance on a variety of issues essential for teaching gifted students in English. It guides the teacher from recognition of a high ability to planning, support and further learning