Author: Margaret Sutherland Publisher: SAGE ISBN: 1446242153 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 128
Book Description
'This book is an essential resource for all those in Early Years settings; providing invaluable information about addressing the wide range of aspects involved in developing effective provision for able learners' - Nursery World 'This book is essential reading for all those involved in Early Years. It proves that good provision for Gifted and Talented is good provision for all children.' - Johanna M Raffan, Founder Director, NACE Do you want to know more about how you can influence and impact gifted young children's beliefs about their ability? This book explores the way staff impact learner beliefs about ability and suggests ways that staff can support young children as they develop. The book contains practical ideas for: - giving feedback and praise - structuring activities to help shape and recognise high ability - creating a challenging learning environment - developing citizens of the future. Aimed at children who are gifted and talented, the book is applicable to staff seeking to shape and influence learning for all children in early years settings.
Author: Margaret Sutherland Publisher: SAGE ISBN: 1446242153 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 128
Book Description
'This book is an essential resource for all those in Early Years settings; providing invaluable information about addressing the wide range of aspects involved in developing effective provision for able learners' - Nursery World 'This book is essential reading for all those involved in Early Years. It proves that good provision for Gifted and Talented is good provision for all children.' - Johanna M Raffan, Founder Director, NACE Do you want to know more about how you can influence and impact gifted young children's beliefs about their ability? This book explores the way staff impact learner beliefs about ability and suggests ways that staff can support young children as they develop. The book contains practical ideas for: - giving feedback and praise - structuring activities to help shape and recognise high ability - creating a challenging learning environment - developing citizens of the future. Aimed at children who are gifted and talented, the book is applicable to staff seeking to shape and influence learning for all children in early years settings.
Author: Margaret Sutherland Publisher: SAGE ISBN: 1849208379 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 128
Book Description
'This book is an essential resource for all those in Early Years settings; providing invaluable information about addressing the wide range of aspects involved in developing effective provision for able learners' - Nursery World 'This book is essential reading for all those involved in Early Years. It proves that good provision for Gifted and Talented is good provision for all children.' - Johanna M Raffan, Founder Director, NACE Do you want to know more about how you can influence and impact gifted young children's beliefs about their ability? This book explores the way staff impact learner beliefs about ability and suggests ways that staff can support young children as they develop. The book contains practical ideas for: - giving feedback and praise - structuring activities to help shape and recognise high ability - creating a challenging learning environment - developing citizens of the future. Aimed at children who are gifted and talented, the book is applicable to staff seeking to shape and influence learning for all children in early years settings.
Author: Margaret B. Sutherland Publisher: ISBN: 9781446216101 Category : Gifted children Languages : en Pages : 106
Book Description
This book is an essential resource for all those in Early Years settings; providing invaluable information about addressing the wide range of aspects involved in developing effective provision for able learners' - Nursery World. 'This book is essential reading for all those involved in Early Years. It proves that good provision for Gifted and Talented is good provision for all children.' - Johanna M Raffan, Founder Director, NACE. Do you want to know more about how you can influence and impact gifted young children's beliefs about their ability? This book explores the way staff impact learner.
Author: Belle Wallace Publisher: SAGE ISBN: 1526463067 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 618
Book Description
This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of key challenges in the field of gifted education, with contributions from a range of expert international authors.
Author: Nadine Ballam Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9811067015 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 351
Book Description
This book brings together recent postgraduate research in the broad area of giftedness, talent development and gifted education conducted across New Zealand and Australia. It addresses the significant demand for research in the field undertaken outside the United States and offers valuable practical insights. Divided into 14 chapters, the book explores giftedness and talent in a diverse range of socioeconomic cohorts and contexts, including examinations of gender, race and ethnicity. Though primarily intended for practitioners, it will also benefit undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers and educators in New Zealand, Australia and beyond.
Author: Margery McMahon Publisher: SAGE ISBN: 1473903424 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 232
Book Description
Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching looks at current issues across the three key areas of policy, learning and practice. It will help you to think critically on your Education course, and to make connections between the processes of learning and the practicalities of teaching. The book addresses key issues in primary, secondary and special education, and includes examples from all four countries of the UK. The contributors reflect on current thinking and policy surrounding learning and teaching, and what it means to be a teacher today. Looking at the practice of teaching in a wider context allows you to explore some of the issues you will face, and the evolving expectations of your role in a policy-led environment. The book focuses on core areas of debate including: - education across different contexts and settings - teaching in an inclusive environment - Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for practitioners Each chapter follows the same accessible format. They contain case studies and vignettes providing examples and scenarios for discussion; introduction and summary boxes listing key issues and concepts explored in the chapter; key questions for discussion reflection; and further reading. This essential text will be ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including BEd/BA degrees, initial teacher-training courses, and Masters in Education programmes. All editors and contributors are based in the Faculty of Education at Glasgow University, UK.
Author: Joan F. Smutny Publisher: Corwin Press ISBN: 9780761938538 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 204
Book Description
Designing and Developing Programs for Gifted Students presents the insights and experience of practitioners in the field of gifted education to explore how gifted programs work, what they can do for families, and the steps others have taken to develop successful programs in different environments. This joint publication with the National Association for Gifted Children provides readers with the information and tools necessary for designing and developing gifted programmes in any school district. The chapters are compiled in such a way to be accessible by researchers, non-specialists, teachers and administrators. Gifted programmes are a lot of work and often require great vision and resiliency to sustain, however, they have the potential to change lives. When managed and developed properly, gifted programmes can create changes in their students that endure beyond the length of the programme. Children can begin to take hold of their own talents when they gain confidence in themselves and their interests. Families can assume a stronger leadership role in advocating for the needs of their children once they understand what practical steps they can take and how to take them. Designing a.
Author: Margaret B. Sutherland Publisher: SAGE ISBN: 9781412903684 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 144
Book Description
'Clear, concise and user-friendly best describe this practical hands-on book...Sutherland's text provides myriad practical observation ideas, identification, learning activities and resources to challenge young learners.' Susen Smith, former primary school teacher 'When I flipped this book open for the first time I just expected to get some useful tips about challenging actvities for gifted pre-school children. But what Margaret Sutherland gives us in this book goes far beyond that...This book is a valuable tool for the work with gifted pre-school children and should be available in every pre-school institution.' - Gifted and Talented International Journal `I felt reassured by the way practitioners are encouraged to consider children's development holistically. The activities given to challenge children identified as talented or gifted are practical and easily implemented' - Nursery World 'In 100 clear and concise pages, Margaret Sutherland offers eminently practical hints and suggestions covering observation and identification and the sort of activities and resources that build confidence and skill in the very youngest learners' - Michael Duffy, The Times Educational Supplement `This book would be a useful addition to any early years bookshelf or staff room to assist with the planning an inspirational learning journey' - National Association of Gifted Children Newsletter 'This book is very readable, full of practical advice, and a must for all those involved in Early Years, including parents' - Johanna M Raffan, Director of NACE, National Associaton for Able Children How can we identify gifted and talented young children in pre-school settings and how can existing resources be used to challenge and stimulate them? In this book you will find: - practical and easily implemented lesson ideas for physical movement, maths, language and music; - guidance on how to make sure all children are given the opportunity to achieve; - practical ideas for the identification of able young children; - summaries of key ideas at the end of each chapter; - a glossary of terms. The ideas and activities have all been tried and tested by practitioners and show how to help gifted children to flourish and all children to benefit from imaginative approaches to learning. Most importantly, they are based on using resources already in common use in most early years settings which can be easily adapted. Teachers, nursery nurses, teaching assistants and advisers will find this book a down-to-earth guide to helping able young children and all young children make the most of educational opportunities.