Gifted Readers In Need of Challenges Presented by: Christie McConathy, MAE & Jenny Schiltz, MAE Gifted Education Consultants Des Moines Public Schools.

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Gifted Readers In Need of Challenges

Presented by: Christie McConathy, MAE & Jenny Schiltz, MAE Gifted Education Consultants Des Moines Public Schools October 18, 2010

Books, to the reading child, are so much more than books-

they are dreams and knowledge, they are a future, and a past.

-Esther Meynell, 1940

Gifted Reader’s Bill of Rights*I have the right to read at a pace

and level that matches my ability, no matter what grade I am in.

I have the right to discuss what I read with my intellectual peers, regardless of their age.

I have the right to reread many books and not finish every book I start.

I have the right to use reading to explore new and challenging information and to grow intellectually.

I have the right to read in-depth about topics of my own choosing.

I have the right to learn advanced vocabulary and literary concepts.

I have the right to be guided toward the best literature, rather than be told what I must read.

I have the right to read several books at the same time.

I have the right to discuss my reading choices with others, without having to defend those choices.

I have the right to be excused from reading material that I have already learned.

*Bertie Kingore, Differentiation: Simplified, Realistic and Effective, TX: Professional Associates Publishing, 2004.

Characteristics ofAdvanced Readers

Read earlier than peers Read at least two years

above grade level Read quickly Spend more time reading Advanced skills

compared to peers Understand the nuances

of language Expansive vocabulary Use multiple strategies to

create meaning

Enjoy reading a wide variety of material

Look to books to solve problems

Relate literature to own lives

Insightful Want to choose books No benefit from

conventional reading instruction

Benefit from diagnostically based instruction to ensure continuous improvement

Richardson, 2007, Reis, 2006

Winds of Change?

NCLBHow is it affecting

what we do for kids?

What can we do about it?

Grades K-2

Libraries Link Learning Project U-STARS Plus

Grades K-2

Creative Activities

for Gifted Readers

Jacob’s Ladder

Level 1

Grades K-2

Gifted Books,

Gifted Readers

Gifted Biographies,

Gifted Readers

Grades 3-5

Literary Reflections:

A Language Arts Unit for

High-Ability Learners

Literature Links:

Activities for

Gifted Readers

Grades 3-5

Vocabu-Lit:

Building Vocabulary

Through Literature

William and Mary

Navigators

Grades 3-5

SEM-R Enrichment Units 3-5

Grade 6-8 Resources

Challenging Units

for Gifted Learners

Everyday Words from Classic Origins

Grades 6-8

Junior Great Books Literature & Thought

Additional Multi-Level Resources

Reaching

All LearnersDifferentiation:

Simplified, Realistic,

and Effective

Additional Multi-Level Resources

Teaching Without Nonsense

Activities and Assessments

Contact Information

Christie [email protected]

Jenny [email protected]

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