identifying gifted students an inservice for the jefferson county school district prepared by pat...
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Identifying Gifted StudentsIdentifying Gifted StudentsAn inservice for the Jefferson County School District
prepared by Pat Cleino, Shirley Farrell, Laura Rose, and Joann Watts
Introduction
Introduction
Who Are the Gifted ???
1. This person was four before he could speak and seven before he could read.
2. This person did poorly in grade school.
3. This person was told by a music teacher that as a composer he was hopeless.
4. A music teacher told this person, “you can’t sing…you have no voice at all.”
5. This person failed the sixth grade.
6. This person had difficulty in school because he stubbornly refused to do anything but paint.
7. This person was told by his teachers that he was too stupid to learn anything.
Who Are the Gifted ???
1. An editor fired Walt Disney because he had “no good ideas.”
2. Leo Tolstoy flunked out of college.
3. Admiral Richard E. Byrd had been retired from the Navy as “unfit for service” until he flew over both poles.
4. Louis Pasteur was rated mediocre in chemistry when he attended the Royal College.
5. Abraham Lincoln entered the Black Hawk War as a Captain and came out as a Private.
6. Louisa May Alcott was told by an editor that she could never write anything that had popular appeal.
Gifted Children Are Not ...
Gifted Children Are Not ...
Gifted Children Are Not ...
Gifted Children Are Not ...
New State Definition
“Intellectually gifted children and youth are those who perform at high levels in academic or creative fields when compared with others of their age, experience or environment. These children require services not ordinarily provided by their regular school program. Children and youth possessing these abilities can be found in all populations, across all economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor.”
Alabama Administrative Code 1999
LABELSLABELS
Child FIRST
&
Gifted SECOND
Dual Exceptionalities
Gifted & ADHD
Behaviors of Gifted and ADHD
Behaviors Associated with ADHD (Barkley, 1990)
Behaviors Associated with Giftedness (Webb, 1993)
Poorly sustained attention in almost all situations
Poor attention, boredom, daydreaming in specific situations
Diminished persistence on tasks not having immediate consequences
Low tolerance for persistence on tasks that seem irrelevant
Impaired adherence to commands to regulate or inhibit behavior in social contexts
Judgment lags behind development of intellect
More active, restless than normal children
High activity level; may need less sleep
Difficulty adhering to rules and regulations
Questions rules, customs and traditions
Identification & Characteristics
INTELLECTUAL ABILITY
CREATIVITY
SPECIFIC ACADEMIC APTITUDE
LEADERSHIP ABILITY
PERFORMING & VISUAL ARTS &/or PSYCHOMOTOR ABILITES
But Beware…
Additional InformationStrengths of Cultural and Ethnic Minorities
AFFECT�Ability to express feelings and emotions�Expressive and colorful speech
PHYSICAL EXPRESSIVENESS�Articulate in role playing and storytelling�Enjoyment of and ability in creative movement,
dance and dramatics
�Enjoyment of and ability in visual arts
�Expressiveness to the kinesthetic�Expressiveness of gestures and body language
Additional InformationStrengths of Cultural and Ethnic Minorities
CREATIVITY�Ability to improvise with common materials�Originality of ideas in problem solving, invention
COMMUNICATION�Fluency and flexibility in nonverbal media�Responsiveness to the concrete�Humor�Richness of imagery in informal language�Enjoyment of and skill in small-group (cooperative) learning and problem-solving
Additional InformationBright Child ……..……………Gifted Learner
Knows the Answer………………………….Asks the Question
Is Interested……………………………….....Is Highly Curious
Is Attentive………………….………………..Is Mentally Involved
Has Good Ideas…………...………………...Has Wild, Silly Ideas
Works Hard……………….………………….Plays Around, Tests Well
Answers the Question………….………….Discusses in Detail
Top Group…………………………….……...Beyond the Group
Listens with Interest……………..………...Shows Strong Opinion
Additional Information
Listens with Ease……………….…………..Already Knows
6-8 Repetitions for Mastery……………….1-2 Repetitions for Mastery
Understands Ideas…………………………Constructs Abstractions
Enjoys Peers……………………….………..Prefers Adults
Grasps the Meaning…………...…………..Draws Inferences
Completes Assignments………….………Initiates Projects
Is Receptive…………………………………Is Intense
Bright Child ……..……………Gifted Learner
Additional Information
Copies Accurately……….……………….Creates a New Design
Enjoys School…………….………………Enjoys Learning
Absorbs Information…….………………Manipulates Information
Technician…………………..…………….Inventor
Enjoys Sequential Presentation……...Thrives on Complexity
Is Alert…...…………………………….….Is Keenly Observant
Is Pleased with Own Learning….……..Is Highly Self-Critical
Bright Child ……..……………Gifted Learner
Additional Information
GIFTED GIFTED DISADVANTAGEDExtraordinary quantity of information Alertness, curiosity
Unusually varied interest Learning quickly through experience
Accelerated pace of thought processes Retaining & using ideas & information well
Early ability to delay closure Ability to generalize learning to other areas and to show relationships among apparently unrelated ideas
Early differential patterns for thought Resourcefulness, ability to solve processing problems by ingenious methods
Ability to generate original ideas Originality & creativity in solutions thinking
Additional
Information
Additional Information
Performance
GRST ACTIONS FLOWCHARTThe GRST is made up of at least 3 people including one who is knowledgeable about the student and one who is knowledgeable about gifted education.
Referral made by anyone – teacher, parent, student, self, second grade screening – and is
given to the GRST.GRST collects screening information.
GRST evaluates the information gathered
GRST makes determination to (a) accept the referral for evaluation, (b) not accept the referral for evaluation, or (c) gather
more information
(b) inform parents of decision
(a)
(c) reschedule meeting when info is gathered
Gather all info needed for the EDT (vision/hearing, aptitude,
characteristics, performance) and forward information to
Individualized Testing services
Our Goal is to Identify Those Children and Youth Who
� perform at high levels in academic or creative fields when compared with others of their age, experience or environment.
� come from all populations, across all economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor.