Nature

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Nature Needs of Gifted Students

• Identifying the needs of gifted students

2
Overview

• The nature and needs of gifted students is very
  complex. Their needs can vary from social,
  emotional, and educational. Because their needs
  vary teachers need to be educated on their
  characteristics to effectively identify and
  instruct gifted students.

3
Family Dynamics

• The family environment shapes the characteristics
  of the gifted student.
• Children are a product of their environment and
  it can harm or advance them.

• Gifted students need a nurturing environment that
  will challenge and grow their individuals needs,
  interests and abilities.

4
Culture

• Family culture also influences interests,
  abilities, and attitudes.
• Different cultures have different beliefs about
  their children, some come with great math and
  science skills, some are artistic and have other
  talents.

Cultures influences gifted students to do a
variety of things in life.
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Who are the Gifted?

• Some gifted students are aware of themselves and
  their education as a whole.
• Some gifted kids are normal (typical) and
  others are advanced (atypical)
• Some students are high achievers, have high IQ,
  inquisitive, learn new things easily, have
  special talents, and are special learners.

• Advantages of being Gifted
• Many opportunities to develop special talents and
  skills
• Experiences

• Potential Pitfalls
• Some gifted students are underachievers
• not cool to be smart

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Problems

• Some problems associated with being gifted are
• Social misfits (usually gifted students feel as
  if they dont belong)
• Emotionally unstable (problems expressing how
  they feel and who they are because they feel like
  they dont belong)
• Underachievers (many dont fulfill their
  potential because they lose interest in learning.
• Their skill or talent is not shaped and they lose
  sight of what is important.
• Education is not enforced from home and develop
  I dont care attitude

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Special Populations

• Some identified gifted students fall into the
  special populations category.
• Socioeconomic status (students are from poor,
  rural areas, lack resources to help child)
• ELL (English language learners, these students
  have a language barrier that makes it hard to
  identify as gifted)
• ESE (Students with disabilities, their disability
  mask their giftedness which makes it hard to
  identify as gifted.

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How Gifted Learn

• Creative thinking
• Kinesthetic Learners
• Visual
• Auditory

• They process information differently
• Some learn fast
• Some process slow

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Differentiated Instruction

• Because gifted students learn differently their
  instruction should fit their needs.
• Teachers should differ the way they deliver
  lesson to accommodate gifted students.
• Assessments should be differentiated to fit
  students strengths.

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Delivery Service Models

• Full-Time Programs (students are in gifted
  classes with their peers all day)
• Magnet Programs (schools that specialize in
  certain areas such as the arts, science and math)
• Pull-Out Programs or Resource Room (classes that
  focus on special talents or needs of gifted
  students)
• Provisions within the Regular Classroom (teachers
  make accommodations for the gifted students in
  the regular classroom)
• Honors Classes (students are grouped in classes
  with other students who are gifted or high
  performing)