Challenging the gifted child an open approach to working with advanced young readers /

• Main Author: Stevens, Margaret.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009.
• Subjects: Gifted children > Education > Great Britain.; Reading > Great Britain.; Gifted children > Books and reading > Great Britain.; EDUCATION > Gifted. > Special Education; Electronic books.
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Gifted children are quick on the uptake, can be frustrated by repetition and easily become impatient when unchallenged. Challenging the Gifted Child outlines a tried and tested approach for encouraging able children to focus their active minds in a productive way and discover the joy and value of re...

Table of Contents:

• Building your course
• Reading and responding
• Openness and challenge
• Choosing and juxtaposing the books
• Practical issues
• Language and writing
• Concluding thoughts.