2. These are learners between the ages
of four and twenty-one whose abilities,
talents, and potential for
accomplishment are so exceptional or
developmentally advanced that they
require special provisions to meet their
educational programing needs.
Gifted
and Talented
Learners
3. Gifted Learners
Those learners who have
extraordinary intellectual ability and
creativity
Talented Learners
Those learners who have exceptional
skills and ability in a specific area such as
art, music, science, and language
Who are Gifted
and Talented
Learners?
4. Characteristics
According to Mc Alpine & Reid (1996),
the characteristics of gifted and
talented students can be studied in
various sections:
11. Classroom Strategies
The subject or class teacher may
need to be aware of the school policy
and practice for gifted and talented
learners;
refer to subject policy guidance on
working with gifted and talented
learners
liaise with subject coordinators where
necessary
12. Classroom Strategies
use a variety of forms of differentiation
in their teaching
plan for the use of higher order
learning skills in their teaching
consider and plan for different learning
styles
set high expectations for the gifted and
talented learners
13. 6 Strategies for Challenging
Gifted Learners
1. Offer the Most Difficult First
2. Pre-Test for Volunteers
3. Prepare to Take It Up
4. Speak to Student Interests
5. Enable Gifted Students to Work
Together
6. Plan for Tiered Learning
14. Serving Gifted Learners
Gifted learners typically finished work
early than regular students which caused
them to be bored. The dilemma came out
that there is a mismatched on the
academic needs and system of
instructional program
Here are the Do’s and Don'ts's for
teachers who serve gifted students
15. Serving Gifted Learners
Don’t…
Use these students, whether formally
identified as gifted or not, as teacher
assistants.
Expect the gifted student to be well
behaved.
Give them more work because they
finish early.
16. Serving Gifted Learners
Don’t…
Isolate them to work independently
without oversight.
Expect a gifted child to be gifted in
every subject area.
17. Serving Gifted Learners
Do…
Figure out in what area(s) students are
gifted.
Ensure that task demands and
assessments are content rich.
Find other gifted students and create
opportunities for them to work
together.
18. Serving Gifted Learners
Do…
Learn about this special diverse
population of learners.
Implement research-based curriculum
units.
19. Six Principles for Teaching
Gifted
1. Focus on unique pattern of strengths.
2. Group students by interests or abilities
at least part of the time
3. Encourage students to move as far
and as fast in the basic skills as
possible
20. Six Principles for Teaching
Gifted
4. Enrich individual interests
5. Offer mediation, counseling, mentoring
and facilitation
6. . Provide the tools for life-long learning
21. Activities to Try in Your
Gifted and Talented
Classroom
1. Explore Space
2. Virtual Archaeology
3. Write A Novel
4. Learn To Code
5. Work On Wall Street
