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Acceleration for Gifted Learners, K-5
Raise the bar on accelerated learning and discover new possibilities that go beyond minimum proficiency!
Based on the 2004 Templeton Report, this valuable resource dispel the common myths about acceleration and describes what it is, what forms it takes, and what it can do for gifted learners. Providing the tools necessary to effectively determine the most appropriate learning options for gifted students, the authors offer:
- Case studies, checklists, and reproducible forms
- Prevailing theories and current research
- Social-emotional aspects of acceleration practices
- Instructional strategies for implementation
- Learning opportunities for multicultural and urban students
- Bibliographies and helpful Web sites
- Grade Level: PreK-12, Elementary
- ISBN: 9781412925679
- Published By: Corwin
- Year: 2006
- Page Count: 232
- Publication date: October 19, 2006
Price: $43.95
Description
—Barbara Clark, Professor Emeritus, California State University, Los Angeles
"A well-written, extremely useful guide for parents and educators who wish to provide gifted students an opportunity to learn at a pace and level appropriate to their abilities. Offers valuable insight on the social and emotional aspects of effective acceleration."
—Jan Davidson, President and Cofounder, Davidson Institute for Talent Development
Coauthor, Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds
Raise the bar on accelerated learning and discover new possibilities that go beyond minimum proficiency!
Written for K–5 teachers, this practical guide corrects misunderstandings in the field of acceleration and provides the tools necessary to effectively determine the most appropriate learning options for gifted students. Through real-life stories, well-known authors in gifted education Joan Franklin Smutny, Sally Y. Walker, and Elizabeth A. Meckstroth, dispel the common myths about acceleration and describe what it is, what forms it takes, and what it can do for gifted learners—intellectually, socially, and emotionally.
Presenting nuts-and-bolts guidance, this valuable resource provides:
- Numerous case studies, helpful checklists, and reproducible forms
- Prevailing theories and current research
- Social-emotional aspects of acceleration practices
- Instructional strategies for implementation in various school settings
- Learning opportunities for underserved groups, such as multicultural and urban students
- Bibliographies and helpful Web sites
Offering a new perspective on how prevailing attitudes have deprived students of opportunities to develop their talents, Acceleration for Gifted Learners, K–5, directly reflects the 2004 Templeton Report in validating the urgency to meet gifted students' needs.
Key features
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Written by experienced authors.
- Provides numerous case studies, helpful checklists, reproducible forms.
- Includes bibliographies, helpful websites, and centers where readers can gather additional information and support for acceleration practices.
- Provides theoretical/research background, and addresses the practical application of and social/emotional aspects of a variety of acceleration practices. No current text covers all three areas so comprehensively.
- Linked to the widely distributed Templeton Report on Acceleration (October, 2004).
Author(s)

Joan Franklin Smutny
Table of 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
Reviews
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Julia Link Roberts, Director"A must-read resource. Parents and teachers will value highly the content of this book on acceleration as they work together to address the needs of children who are gifted and talented."
The Center for Gifted Studies, Western Kentucky University
Barbara Clark, Professor Emeritus"Acceleration is not treated as a strategy of last resort, but as a logical and reasonable way to acknowledge and provide for the growth and continuous progress of all children."
California State University, Los Angeles
Nicholas Colangelo, Myron and Jacqueline Blank Professor of Gifted Education"Gives readers excellent step-by-step guidance on extensive ways to provide appropriate acceleration adjustment for our young advanced learners."
Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted Education, The University of Iowa
Susan G. Assouline, Associate Director"Each chapter is an in-depth manual on how to sensitively and effectively achieve acceleration collaboratiively with parents, educators, and students."
The Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education, The University of Iowa
Jan Davidson, President and Cofounder, Davidson Institute for Talent Development"A well-written, extremely useful guide for parents and educators who wish to provide gifted students an opportunity to learn at a pace and level appropriate to their abilities. Offers valuable insight on the social and emotional aspects of effective acceleration."
Coauthor, Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds
"A practical guide for all stakeholders in gifted education: parents, teachers, counselors and administrators. A 'how to' with heart and compassion focusing on the whole child that addresses the social and emotional aspects of effective acceleration."Dorothy Sisk, Professor and Conn Chair for Gifted Children
Lamar University
"Provides a much-needed implementation guide for educators and parents who support acceleration. A critically important addition to the professional libraries of all who support gifted, young people in their quest for an excellent education."Susan Winebrenner, Author & Staff Development Specialist
Education Consulting Service, Inc.
"A renewed interest in acceleration and powerful support from the research community have triggered a need for practical guidance to effectively implement acceleration practices. This book provides teachers with the tools for assessing individual student's academic strengths and differentiating classroom practices to accommodate the needs of highly able learners."Joseph S. Renzulli, Director
The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented
"A detailed and humane resource for achieving the proper educational match between the curriculum and gifted students' ability levels, interests, and motivation. All educators and parents interested in the progress of gifted education should read and apply the pedagogically enlightening and inspirational ideas presented."Gifted Education News-Page, February/March 2007
"This delightful book, packed with resources and ideas for working with gifted learners, helps us be aware of all the children in the classroom. It is easy to read and provides a wonderful resource for teachers, parents, and staff."PsycCRITIQUES, October 2007, Vol. 52(42)
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