experience(s) to learn and realize their potential.
Talented children”
Talented children” means those persons between
the ages of four and twenty-one whose abilities,
talents, and potential
for accomplishment are so
exceptional or developmentally advanced that
they
require special provisions to meet their educational
programing
needs.
Methods to identify
talented learners
1-Intelligence Test.
2-Teachers Observation.
3-Achievement Test
Aspects of talented
learners:
1-They are communicators.
2-They are curious and always ask a lot of
questions.
3-They ask for more and more knowledge.
4-They learn Vocabulary, and grammar structure
quickly.
5-They have creative ideas.
6-They are cognitively advanced
7- They are loved, self educators and innovators..
8-They are self-evaluators.
9-They are sensitive to their environment.
10-They like to do more tests , assignments,
homework and tests.
11-They achieve projects at a short time.
12-They like to use technology.
13- They like to observe, experience and solve
problems.
14-They like to do analysis, synthesis and
evaluation.
15-They are talkative, obedient, friendly,
respectful and cooperative.
Challenges of Talented Students:
Many gifted students try to reach an impossible goal
– perfection.
Because of the pressures of rigorous schoolwork or
extracurricular activities, many gifted and talented
students have
little free time.
Gifted children are often very socially mature for
their
age, but this can cause them to have problems
interacting with their
peers.
Talented and gifted students may have trouble
focusing on schoolwork that doesn’t interest them
or they don’t naturally excel
at. Organization skills
can also be a problem with gifted students as many
are abstract thinkers.
To Support Gifted Students in Your
Classroom
1-Learn how gifted students think. ...
2-Created tiered assignments for
students. ...
3-Include a variety of levels in your
classroom library.
4-Utilize their talents and interests. ...
5-Explore real-word application.
Some methods to support gifted
students:
1-Promote creative and critical thinking.
2-Require problem solving.
3-Involve group interaction.
4-Have variable levels of pacing.
5-Allow for debriefing of the process.
6-Involve open-endlessness.
7-Allow for freedom of choice.
8-Involve higher order thinking processes.
Strategies and activities to use with
gifted students:
1-Design your lessons with Bloom's
Taxonomy
2-Assign independent projects. ...
3-Ask intellectually stimulating
questions. ...
4-Find mentors. ...
5-Organize cluster groups.
Who is a slow learner?
A child can be described as a slow learner if his or her thinking skills
develop at a notably slower rate than that of his or her peers.
The
child will carry on through the exact same developmental stages as his
or her peers but at a comparatively slow rate. Also, the child typically
has below-average intelligence.
The problem with such an approach is that not all students can adapt to a
rigid and fast-paced style of learning. Due to this, a gap forms between their true ability and their performance level and such children
are then dubbed slow learners.
To put misconceptions to rest, slow learning is not a learning
disability. It is used to describe a student with the ability to acquire
all academic skills at a rate below than that of the average student.No student is weak or bright by birth; it’s the way we feed the
knowledge and how they imbibe it which makes them so.
A
slow learner needs more time, more repetition and more resources from
teachers to be successful. These students do not have intellectual
disability, but it takes them longer to understand and
grasp concepts.
A slow learner needs more time, more repetition and moreresources from
teachers to be successful.These students do not have intellectual
disability, but it takes them longer to understand and grasp concepts.
What are the challenges faced by slow learners?
Regular
classroom learning focuses on the acquisition of new skills based on
previously learnt concepts. When the majority of the students are
learning at a faster pace, a slow learner tends to be left behind.
This
creates a knowledge gap in basic concepts and skills and reduced
comprehension ability across a wide spectrum of academic areas.
A slow learning child not only faces educational challenges but social and personal challenges as well.
As
a result of their inability to match the learning pace of their peers,
they might consider themselves lesser than others. This will affect
their self-confidence and self-esteem.
They find it
difficult to bond with children of their age group and are often
excluded from extracurricular activities, sports, and other activities.
This aggravates the problem as they become prone to anxiety and negative self-image.
Methods of teaching slow learners:
1-Compensatory Teaching.
2-Remedial Teaching. ...
3-Instructional Strategies for Slow
Learners.
4-Develop Lessons that Incorporate
Students' Interests, Needs, and
Experiences. ...
5-Frequently Vary Your Instructional
Technique.
6-Incorporate Individualized Learning
Materials.
7-Incorporate Audio and Visual
Materials.
Most of the slow learners are
found to
be very slow in reading. They neglect
self-reading. Reading is
one of the
important skills.
If the student is given some extra time
for understanding the keywords then
he will improve the reading skill.
Programs for Slow Learners:
How to help a slow learner
There are numerous ways to help a child who is a
slow learner.
Here are a few methods that are known to help slow
learners:
Praise and reward:
Motivation works wonders for slow learners.
To help them continue
learning, it is important to acknowledge even the smallest victory and
offer rewards for each milestone.
Set realistic expectations and
smaller targets:
As a parent and an educator, it is essential to
understand what is achievable for the child and set
targets accordingly.
Encourage peer tutoring:
This is one of the most effective strategies for slow
learners.Parents
and teachers should encourage slow
learners to study in groups. The
more a child interacts
with others of his/her age, the more confident
he/she
will feel.
Encourage multiple intelligence:
If the child shows interest in any co-curricular activity,
it is essential to support them. This boosts their
confidence and they start
feeling socially accepted.
Encourage interaction and oral
communication:
Slow learners should be encouraged to voice their
thoughts.Parents should ask their children about their
day at school,have discussions on
TV shows, sports