Practitioner objections to the academic
acceleration of gifted children.
, Academic
acceleration of gifted children.
School officials continue to insist on placement according to chronological age despite solid research backing
the acceleration of gifted children.
One of the most important things for parents to understand is that the evidence for early entry and other types of
acceleration of gifted children is overwhelmingly positive.
Not exact matches
Early entry and other
acceleration options in the case
of gifted children have been shown to be beneficial.
Moderately
gifted children tend to do well in the regular classroom, with the added challenge
of differentiation, a
gifted pull - out enrichment program or mild
acceleration in their areas
of strength.
Recent research monographs published by the National Research Center on the
Gifted and Talented (The University of Connecticut, 362 Fairfield Road, U-7, Storrs, CT 06269 - 2007) provide essential information to families of gifted and highly gifted children concerning ability grouping, cooperative learning, and acceler
Gifted and Talented (The University
of Connecticut, 362 Fairfield Road, U-7, Storrs, CT 06269 - 2007) provide essential information to families
of gifted and highly gifted children concerning ability grouping, cooperative learning, and acceler
gifted and highly
gifted children concerning ability grouping, cooperative learning, and acceler
gifted children concerning ability grouping, cooperative learning, and
acceleration.
Every administrator and teacher and parent should read A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students The Templeton National Report on
Acceleration, and the National Association
of Gifted Children (NAGC) reply:
Acceleration in Schools: A Call to Action.
Professional Books includes books for teachers, counselors, and other professionals dealing with the
gifted population, on topics from Multiple Intelligences and Differentiating in the Classroom, to Acceleration, to Gifted and Learning Disabled, and more... Counseling covers some of the unique aspects of counseling when it applies to gifted children and a
gifted population, on topics from Multiple Intelligences and Differentiating in the Classroom, to
Acceleration, to
Gifted and Learning Disabled, and more... Counseling covers some of the unique aspects of counseling when it applies to gifted children and a
Gifted and Learning Disabled, and more... Counseling covers some
of the unique aspects
of counseling when it applies to
gifted children and a
gifted children and adults.
Also read the National Association
of Gifted Children (NAGC) reply
Acceleration in Schools: A Call to Action.
Early entrance or other types
of acceleration may be considered when a school offers insufficient challenges or when
gifted children are not grouped with peers their age who are intellectually advanced.
It is tempting to use a quiet, brilliant
child who has already mastered most
of the academic work
of the classroom as a tutor or teacher's assistant, especially when there are 30
children in the class, school policies discourage
acceleration or ability grouping, enrichment materials are not available, and the
gifted education program has been cut.
Because highly
gifted children may begin school already knowing much
of the material covered in early grades and because they learn quickly, some type
of acceleration is necessary.
This type
of acceleration considers the varying developmental ages
of the highly
gifted child.
Each time a taunt based on a
child's exceptionality (such as «nerd» or «dweeb») is permitted in the classroom or on the playground, each time a highly
gifted child is deliberately held back academically, each time a school policy prohibits academic
acceleration or continuous progress, we need to ask, «What messages are we giving all
children about developing talents, about the value
of academic achievement, and about intellectual diversity?»
Teachers who fear that
gifted children may face social and emotional problems as a result
of acceleration have often not taken into consideration that intellectually
gifted students differ from age - peers
of average ability in their emotional maturity almost as much as in their intellectual ability.
Traditional Schooling calls for a great deal
of Advocacy for our
gifted children, often resulting in
Acceleration, and in the long run, even Early College.
Because
acceleration is almost unheard
of beyond a new policy to allow for early entrance to Kindergarten on a case - by - case basis, they were all very interested in our use
of grade and subject
acceleration to make public schools work for our
gifted children.