Strategies For Students
Gifted students, just like students with any other exceptionality, often need extra attention and targeted study strategies in order to be motivated and successful. Three important skills to remember:
The first point can be the most helpful for a gifted student in a general classroom: finding a challenge. If you are a gifted student, you might find that what's being taught in your classroom is information you already know or can learn very quickly. Having to review and study that same material at home for homework can be boring and not motivating. Gifted students will do better is they have study material that actually challenges them.
If done correctly, challenging study material will involve:
• A healthy struggle to understand new ideas,
• Getting less than perfect scores,
• Not always being the smartest kid in the room, and
• Having to study to do well.
There are ways your teachers can encourage you and keep the material exciting, but always remember you are able to challenge yourself on your own time as well. Summer programs can be a great way to stay interested in learning and make sure you develop the skills you need for later in life! Here are some links for gifted and talented programs to explore!
Math
Ask Dr. Math!
Math Projects Journal
Upper Level Math
Science
The Biology Project
Mendelian Genetics
Cells ALIVE!
Reading
K5 Reading enrichment
Fun authors to read on your own time!:
Lemony Snicket A Series of Unfortunate Events
J.K Rowling Harry Potter
C.S. Lewis The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
Ann m. Martin The Babysitter's Club
History/Geography
InfoPlease Countries of the World
TIME Magazine For Kids
National Geographic Map Machine
Newspapers on the Web
Extra-curricular
http://www.giftedstudy.org/resources/students/http://www.voicesofyouth.org/en
http://cty.jhu.edu/
Gifted students, just like students with any other exceptionality, often need extra attention and targeted study strategies in order to be motivated and successful. Three important skills to remember:
- Find a challenge that requires studying
- Encourage a "growth mindset"
- Teach the material to someone else!
The first point can be the most helpful for a gifted student in a general classroom: finding a challenge. If you are a gifted student, you might find that what's being taught in your classroom is information you already know or can learn very quickly. Having to review and study that same material at home for homework can be boring and not motivating. Gifted students will do better is they have study material that actually challenges them.
If done correctly, challenging study material will involve:
• A healthy struggle to understand new ideas,
• Getting less than perfect scores,
• Not always being the smartest kid in the room, and
• Having to study to do well.
There are ways your teachers can encourage you and keep the material exciting, but always remember you are able to challenge yourself on your own time as well. Summer programs can be a great way to stay interested in learning and make sure you develop the skills you need for later in life! Here are some links for gifted and talented programs to explore!
Math
Ask Dr. Math!
Math Projects Journal
Upper Level Math
Science
The Biology Project
Mendelian Genetics
Cells ALIVE!
Reading
K5 Reading enrichment
Fun authors to read on your own time!:
Lemony Snicket A Series of Unfortunate Events
J.K Rowling Harry Potter
C.S. Lewis The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
Ann m. Martin The Babysitter's Club
History/Geography
InfoPlease Countries of the World
TIME Magazine For Kids
National Geographic Map Machine
Newspapers on the Web
Extra-curricular
http://www.giftedstudy.org/resources/students/http://www.voicesofyouth.org/en
http://cty.jhu.edu/