Dealing with Exceptional Students

... Dealing with Exceptional Students AS a teacher, you may find that some of your students have exceptional gifts or talents in the subject matter you are teaching. a. Describe three behaviors that may lead you to believe that one or more of your students is potentially eligible for special services for the gifted. b. Identify three different strategies you might use to provide educational experiences suitable for students who are gifted. For each strategy, describe what you might do in specific, concrete terms. A. Students who are gifted (sometimes called gifted and talented) show exceptional achievement or promise in one or more of the following areas: general intellectual ability, aptitude in a specific academic field, creativity, visual or performing arts, and leadership. Although students who are gifted tend to be quite different form one another in terms of their unique strengths and talents, they often have characteristics such as these: large vocabulary, extensive knowledge

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