Challenging exceptionally bright children in early childhood classrooms
"Nearly every early childhood classroom has an exceptionally bright child-from the child who starts reading independently at age three to the child who would rather take apart his tricycle than ride on it. This book's strategies help educators create a richer learning environment where exc...
Main Author: | Gadzikowski, Ann (Author) |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
St. Paul, MN :
Redleaf Press,
[2013].
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Characteristics of exceptionally bright children
- Assessment and identification of exceptionally bright children
- Differentiation: adapting the curriculum, teaching practices, and the learning environment
- Conversation: asking questions and providing authentic feedback
- Connection: helping children learn from each other
- Classroom strategies for the early reader
- Classroom strategies for the advanced mathematician
- Classroom strategies for the young scientist
- Classroom strategies for supporting social-emotional development
- Working with parents and families of exceptionally bright children.