Teaching Gifted Children 4-7

<p>This book offers practical guidelines on how to identify gifted and talented young children and looks at ways to enhance their learning opportunities. Provided are a wealth of practical tried and tested strategies that readers will be able to use in their classrooms with confidence. </p><p>It includes advice on how to create the right classroom environment guidance on how to assess and record children's talents a list of suggested appropriate resources and help with planning the curriculum. </p><p>The emphasis is on creating a classroom environment that encourages children to be engaged in higher order thinking skills exploration and creativity; the importance of play and the role of questioning is highlighted. Using case studies of young gifted children and rooted in theoretically sound principles this book makes a significant contribution to the learning and teaching of younger children. Teachers teaching assistants advisers Gifted and Talented Coordinators and training teachers will find this book relevant to their needs.</p>