Chris Dyszel Gifted Education in Primary Grades

Table of Contents Introduction Summary Findings Detailed Findings Conclusion Appendix

Introduction Today teachers are trained to differentiate classroom instruction A lot of attention is focused on students with disabilities, but we must not neglect the gifted Programs for the gifted may be limited or nonexistent in some schools Onus is on the teachers to:  Recognize giftedness  Identify individuals as gifted  Understand unique personality and behavioral issues  Challenge and stimulate the gifted students I’ve researched 20 websites that can help Presented in detail are 5 websites for use as a comprehensive starting point for learning more about helping gifted students

Summary Findings The 20 websites I researched cover a broad spectrum of subject areas including, but not limited to:  Online Classes For Gifted Students  Online Classes For Teachers  Educational Family Trips  Online Support Community  Articles Detailing Emotional Needs  Actual Schools  Curricular Materials For a complete, rated listing of all 20 websites and excerpts from each, please refer to the links located in the appendix of this report

Detailed Findings The next several pages discuss the 5 websites that comprehensively form a dynamic starting point for learning more about helping gifted students The information on each website includes, respectively:  A comprehensive spectrum of information  Identifying The Gifted/ Units/ Lessons  Great Online Games  Using Membership to Keep Current  Understanding the Gifted Student

Hoagies Gifted Broad spectrum of relevant information Resources, toys, articles, books, links Informative links for those new to gifted:  Gifted 101: A Guide for First Time VisitorsGifted 101: A Guide for First Time Visitors  Gifted 102: The Next StepsGifted 102: The Next Steps For an idea of just how broad and voluminous the information here is, click on:  Table of Contents Table of Contents

Prufrock Press They have supported the education and development of gifted children for 18 years Offer educational materials in  Math  Language Arts  Science  Social Studies A Message to New Teachers of Gifted Children A Message to New Teachers of Gifted Children

PBS Kids Most of us are familiar with the quality of PBS television programming This website is a whole world of educational, thought-provoking activities, games, programs, etc. Cyberchase is a particular program on PBS that:  Uses math to solve practical challenges in the “cyberworld”  Online, presents math games that foster mathematical reasoning and logic skills These games can help challenge the young gifted in our classrooms Click on this link for one of my favorites: Railroad RepairRailroad Repair Click on this link for a Sample Page From My Research Report That Details More GamesSample Page From My Research Report That Details More Games

Teachers First Offers free membership By signing up for personalized subject favorites, membership is a great way to keep current Why Make a TeachersFirst Home Page? They offer units, lessons, classroom materials Myriad links to gifted education resources Easy to search for materials and information by:  Subject/Grade  Keyword

Kid Source This is a website dedicated to education and healthcare information They offer helpful information on recognizing and testing for giftedness (click on the logo for a sample page) The indicated page presents a “must read” article for anyone, especially parents and teachers, interested in helping gifted students  Helping Your Highly Gifted Child Differences What the Highly Gifted Need Lack of Fit Social/Emotional Needs Discussion forums are also offered via this site

Conclusion These websites cover a broad spectrum With a little bit of background information, teachers can help For more complete information, you can access the following documents from the links provided in the appendix of this report  Research Excerpts File  Internet Address Book  Complete Research Report

Appendix Research Excerpts File—A complete listing of all 20 websites researched for this presentation with select information from each one Research Excerpts File Internet Address Book—Ratings and information on each website Internet Address Book Complete Research Report –A closer look at the information presented in this report Complete Research Report