Acceleration for gifted learners, K-5 /
Smutny, Joan F.
Walker, Sally Yahnke,1942-
Meckstroth, Elizabeth A.
Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press,
c2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-198) and index.
Acceleration : issues and applications for gifted learners (K-5) -- Acceleration and the K-5 gifted child -- Acceleration in a differentiated classroom -- Acceleration and creativity : closing the gap -- Assessment for accelerated learners -- Appropriate academic-classroom acceleration -- Acceleration of content -- The thinking process -- Product development -- Standards and policy -- Social and emotional aspects of effective acceleration -- Obstacles to acceleration -- Adaptations to personality -- Facilitating acceleration -- Social relationships -- Facilitating acceleration for parents and educators.
Gifted children
Educational acceleration.