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Supporting Gifted Students
What Does it Mean to be Gifted?
There are 5 area of the brain where gifted students are affected
Intellectual (wanting to learn)
Stubborn, tunnel vision - due to a long attention span
“Talks too much” - due to advanced verbal skills
Resists simple solutions, constructs complicated rules, bossy
Psychomotor (need to move and do things)
Inaccurate, messy, impatient, dislikes rote exercises
Creative (imagination)
Rejects norms, escapes into fantasy
Critical of others, perfectionist, sets unreasonable standards for self and others
Sensory (touch and feel, overload)
Unable to accept help from peers, noncomformist
Emotional (feeling deeply).
extremely sensitive to criticism, peer rejection, perceived personal and societal injustices
If a gifted student is having problems in the classroom, there is most likely an underlying reason why that is related to their brain structure. See examples listed
How to Support Gifted Students in the Math Classroom
Gifted students typically have unique interests - allow them extra time to explore these interests or choose their path of learning. As the teacher you are there to facilitate and support rather than direct. One way to do this is through a student-centred inquiry project
Provide a math program that allows the student to progress through math skills at his or her own rate (e.g., develop learning contracts, accelerate);
Provide challenging computer-math programs and experiences;
Allow the student to solve math problems in many ways;
Negotiate with the student about homework assignments, relieving him or her of the requirement to complete all assigned questions if appropriate, based on the student’s and teacher’s analyses of the student’s skills;
encourage the student to create and publish a book of mathematical problems, either as part of a group or independently;
Facilitate opportunities for the student to have advanced mathematical experiences (e.g., through contact with university faculty or through websites such as
http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca
);
Provide the student with extra time for writing tests/exams, as appropriate.
Resources
OCDSB Guide to Supporting Gifted Students
"Are Some Gifted Students Being Overlooked?
OCUP Special Education Companion
OCT - Teaching the Gifted
Myths & Important things to know for teachers
Myth
: gifted students are socially awkward
When gifted students are oyt together with their intellectual peers – gifted kids or supportive adults – the awkwardness disappears. gifted students feel validated when they are with similarly-intellectual peers, it's when they don't get these opportunities that they feel very out of place
Myth
: gifted students are fine in regular classrooms and will be okay without extra support
Gifted students deserve an educator who will challenge them and ensure that have the proper accommodations and extensions in place to meet their full potential. Without these services they may have difficulty.
Important to know
: Gifted students are more susceptible to mental health problems
Important to know
: gifted students intentionally become underachievers just to fit in with their peers