Gifted and Talented

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GROUP 3

Unit 2
Curriculum and Services for Gifted and Talented
 LESSON 1
EDUCATIONAL MODEL OF GIFTED AND TALENTED LEARNERS
There are many educational models for gifted and talented learners. Models vary greatly from state to state. A type of education that
provides gifted and talented students with an educational environment designed specifically for their social, emotional, and academic
needs, that is appropriately differentiated to address the diverse needs, strengths, and identities of gifted and talented students. Some
examples of educational models for gifted and talented learners are discussed here:

• Develop new skills • Grade Skipping

• Accomodating • Subject Acceleration
• Recognize • Curriculum
• Opportunity Compacting
• Options
Differentiated
Acceleration
Curriculum

Adaptation Enrichment
• Field trips, guest
speakers, service- •Instructional Methods,
learning projects, Resources, Homework,
hands-on projects, or Student-Produced
and problem-solving Goods
exercises.
 A learning program that ideally meets the academic needs and interests of every
student.

Example:
When a student excels at a particular unit in class, they are
frequently given the chance to complete an independent study.
While doing so, the rest of the class use a traditional learning
technique to comprehend and master the course material.

Recognizing Providing Providing Providing Accommoda

that students creative ways students with students with
learn in for students to the opportunity options as to -ting the pace
different ways. develop new to use skills how they want of progress.
skills. already to learn.
developed.
 Focuses on teaching lessons that are appropriate for each student's grade level and strives to adjust the curriculum's level and
complexity to each child's ability and level of academic readiness.
Example:
Grade Skipping, Subject Acceleration, and Curriculum Compacting.

• The practice of advancing gifted students to higher grade levels as a result of their
abilities.

Grade Example: You may choose for your child to skip first grade and go straight from
kindergarten to second. It’s also common for a child to skip second grade, moving from
Skipping first into third.

• Occurs when gifted students are given the opportunity to work at advanced levels in a
specific subject or subjects but are not fully pushed into the next grade level.

Subject Example: A second grader might move to the third-grade classroom for math, then move
back to their second-grade classroom for all other subjects.
Acceleration

• A gifted student remains in his or her regular grade level classroom at all times, but is
given classwork that is specifically designed to challenge him or her

Curriculum Example: If a student has a complete understanding of the math curriculum being
taught, he or she should spend the time the rest of the class is learning math doing math
Compacting as well. His or her math will be more advanced than the rest of the class, but it should
be math.
The goal of enrichment is to provide extended learning opportunities and challenges to students who have already
mastered, or can quickly master, the basic curriculum.
Example:
Feld Trips, Guest Speakers, Service-Learning Projects, Hands-on Projects, and Problem-Solving Exercises.

Allows students to devote more time to studying concepts of

greater depth, breadth, and complexity.

Advanced kids' accelerated academic needs are supported with

enrichment, which keeps them engaged.

Enrichment gives students the chance to pursue education in their

own areas of interest and expertise.
It is a change or modification to the curriculum that enables a gifted or talented student to participate, gain information from, and exhibit that
knowledge.
Example:
Instructional Methods, Resources, Homework, or Student-Produced Goods

Adjustments are made

to how instruction and
assessment are done
in order to give every
learner an equal
chance to show that
they have mastered
An adjustment or
the ideas It involves making
modification to
changes to
instruction enabling a
instructional methods,
student who is gifted
resources, homework,
and talented to
or student-produced
participate in, benefit
goods to help a
from, and
student meet the
demonstrate
desired learning goals.
knowledge

ADAPTATION
(CONCEPTS)
Students also need a
It requires teachers to comfort level with
individually adapt their giftedness to
materials and their prevent them from
instruction for gifted feeling uncomfortable
students. with being different
from other students.

This requires
organization and a
time commitment
from the teacher.
 References:

https://globalgtchatpoweredbytagt.wordpress.com/2014/08/06/models-in-gifted-education/
https://www.spps.org/cms/lib/MN01910242/Centricity/Domain/1524/MDE%20AccelerationFAQ.pdf.pdf
https://www.hampton.k12.va.us/departments/gifted/Enrichment%20Tips.pdf
https://www.educationcorner.com/forms-of-gifted-
education.html#:~:text=In%20its%20simplest%20form%20enrichment,might%20include%20more%20form%20programs.
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stent%20with%20the%20curriculum.
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