Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use To Meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted and Talented. Revised, Expanded, Updated Edition

Book with CD-Rom With 150,000 copies in print, the original Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom is a perennial best-seller. Teachers everywhere call it “the orange bible” and turn to it daily to make sure their gifted students are getting the learning opportunities they need and deserve. Since the first edition was published, author Susan Winebrenner has spent eight years using it with school districts, teachers, parents, and kids across the U.S. and the U.K. This revised, expanded, updated edition reflects her personal experiences and the changes that have taken place in education over the years. Her basic philosophy hasn’t changed, and all of the proven, practical, classroom-tested strategies teachers love are still here. But there’s now an entire chapter on identifying gifted students. The step-by-step how-tos for using the strategies are more detailed and user-friendly. This book offers teachers of all grades teaching/management strategies for providing gifted students in regular classes the enriched curriculum they need. Chapter 1 describes the learning and behavioral characteristics of gifted students, especially noting underserved groups such as gifted children from multicultural and low socioeconomic populations and those considered "twice exceptional" (gifted and disabled). The strategies discussed in Chapters 2 and 3 are designed for use with content that is more skill-based and lends itself to pre-testing. The strategies in Chapter 4 are for use with subject areas that represent new learning for students, such as science, social studies, problem-based learning, and interdisciplinary and/or thematic units. Chapter 5 covers appropriate reading and writing instruction for gifted students. Chapter 6 explains how to plan curriculum for all students at the same time and still create differentiated activities. Chapter 7 explains how to help gifted students manage independent study. Chapter 8 describes issues to consider when grouping gifted students as well as strategies for cooperative learning. Chapter 9 discusses other issues such as acceleration and grade-skipping, qualities needed by teachers of gifted students, record-keeping, and how to deal with parents, administrators, and colleagues. Chapter 10 is for parents of gifted students. Two appendices provide instructional games and puzzles and a directory of resources. (Individual chapters contain references.) (DB) First published in 1992, "Teaching Gifted Kids In The Regular Classroom" is known and loved in schools and classrooms across the U.S., Canada, and Australia. Teachers call it "the orange Bible" -- the book they count on for strategies that work. In the eight years since the first edition, Susan Winebrenner has traveled the country and the world, helping teachers reach and teach gifted students and "underachievers". Her ideas have been used by thousands of teachers to benefit countless students. The revised and updated edition of a proven best-seller (146,00 in print) includes new chapters on the characteristics of gifted students and parenting gifted kids. Throughout, the compacting and differentiation strategies that were the core of the first edition have been greatly expanded. Plus, Susan has provided many new forms that teachers will use every day Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: Characteristics of Gifted Students Chapter 2: Gifted Students Identify Themselves Chapter 3: Compacting and Differentiation for Skill Work Chapter 4: Compacting and Differentiation in Content Areas Chapter 5: Extending Reading and Writing Instruction Chapter 6: Planning Curriculum for All Students at the Same Time Chapter 7: “I’m Done. Now What Should I Do?” Chapter 8: Grouping Gifted Students for Learning Chapter 9: Et Cetera: Related Issues Chapter 10: Parenting Gifted Children Conclusion