Comprehension PowerPoint

Intellectual Needs of Gifted Learners

     pace of learning

     complexity of material

     time with others of like ability

     higher levels of thinking

Who are gifted readers?

     PowerPoint from Dr. Susannah Richards 

     Strong and Gifted Readers - checklists 

     Sousa Language Scale 

What strategies are appropriate?

     Developing Verbal Talent - Michael Clay Thompson

     Characteristics and Needs of Gifted - from Some of My Best Friends are Books by Judith Wynn Halsted

     Strategies from Bertie Kingore

     Gifted Readers Bill of Rights

     Matching Strategy to Need

     Strategies for Advanced Primary Readers 

     Lesson Variations that Increase Challenge

Resources

     100 Classic Words - Michael Clay Thompson 

     Bloom's Taxonomy

     Fehrenbach study

     Book Lists