Gifted and talented: Special Topics

GT - English as a Second Language
This article discusses the difficulties teachers face in nurturing gifted students' learning when they come from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Links to ERIC digests provide information on how teachers can enrich the learning of gifted ESOL students.
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/eric/faq/gt-esl.html
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Meeting the Needs of Gifted Students: Differentiating Mathematics and Science Instruction
This paper addresses many of the issues regarding identifying and teaching gifted students, especially in maths and science. Topics covered include definitions of giftedness, measuring intelligence, classroom strategies and the learning environment for gifted students, and differentiating content, processes, and products. There is a pdf version available to download.
http://www.nwrel.org/msec/just_good/9/index.html
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Strategies for Teaching Gifted Students in the Inclusive Classroom
This research looks at instructional strategies that have been linked to improved student achievement and have been shown to increase critical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and creativity. Also looks at strategies in the teaching of gifted students in an inclusive classroom.
http://www.nwrel.org/msec/just_good/9/ch4.html
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What NAG Change?
This conference paper by Jill Bevan-Brown proposes a set of guidelines to help teachers identify and provide for gifted and talented students from ethnic minority cultures in New Zealand schools. This paper (PDF 97 kb) was first presented at the TEFANZ (Teacher Education Forum of Aotearoa New Zealand) conference in July 2004 and is published in the Proceedings for this conference.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/gifted/PDF/Whatnag.pdf
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