Acceleration for Gifted Learners, K-5. ([2007])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Joan Franklin Smutny, Sally Y. Walker, Elizabeth A. Meckstroth.
• Authors: Smutny, Joan F; Walker, Sally Yahnke, 1942-; Meckstroth, Elizabeth A
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; Introduction; Part I: Acceleration: Issues and Applications for Gifted Learners (K-5); 1. Acceleration and the K-5 Gifted Child; 2. Acceleration in a Differentiated Classroom; 3. Acceleration and Creativity: Closing the Gap; 4. Assessment for Accelerated Learners; Part II: Appropriate Academic-Classroom Acceleration; 5. Acceleration of Content; 6. The Thinking Process; 7. Product Development; 8. Standards and Policy; Part III: Social and Emotional Aspects of Effective Acceleration; 9. Obstacles to Acceleration; 10. Adaptations to Personality; 11. Facilitating Acceleration; 12. Social Relationships; 13. Facilitating Acceleration for Parents and Educators; References; Index
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, Calif : Corwin Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 371.95; Gifted children -- Education -- United States; Educational acceleration
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483361895; 1483361896
• Related ISBNs: 9781412925662; 1412925665; 9781412925679; 1412925673
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.