Students who have high levels of performance intellecutally, creatively, artisticly, or in leadership or specific academic fields. Characterized by learning things more quickly and easily at a younger age than most children. Usually advanced in their language, memory, problem-solving skills, and academic achievement, with good motivation, attention span, and a love of learning the things that interest them. Causation is still widely varied and theoretical.
Strategies:
Provide additional opportunites for them to learn and achieve - individual projects, science fairs, involvement with art or music competitons, etc. Make sure your general classwork includes a wide range of activities that help all ability levels learn and be engaged. Give opportunites to help solve real problems.
Accomodations:
Provide work that studies the regular classwork more in depth or progresses more quickly. Establish activities for those who finish early to have additional learning. Use a variety of instructional strategies.
Technology Resources:
http://www.davidsongifted.org/db/Articles_id_10436.aspx
http://www.nsgt.org/resources/educators.asp
http://www.nagc.org/
http://www.uniquelygifted.org/
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