Supporting the 2e Gifted Learner

Academic Strategies:

• provide dual/simultaneous differentiation - give the student opportunities to develop their strengths and explore their interests while providing appropriate supports to help them access the learning

• give the student voice and choice - let them express...

  • what they'd like to learn

  • how they would like to approach their learning based on preferred learning style (for example, providing an audio version of a text or a related video to access the content)

  • how they want to show their learning (for example, allowing them to give an oral report rather than write a paper, create a visual representation of a math concept, make a video rather than give a live presentation, etc.)

  • which environmental conditions would would most likely help them to engage (for example, granting the freedom to get up and move, letting them use a fidget device, providing frequent breaks, playing music on low volume, etc.)

Social-Emotional Strategies:

• support the student's executive function skills, such as helping them create an organizational system that works for them or how to prioritize tasks in a given time frame; click here for BVSD's Executive Functions Resource Guide

• give the student accommodations to support their need for emotional regulation, such as the freedom to take a walk when feeling angry/frustrated or a quiet place to go to for a while when feeling overwhelmed

• teach the student that it's okay to make mistakes, that we learn from mistakes, and that being perfect is unrealistic

• encourage and empower the student to advocate for themselves when their needs are not being met

• foster a positive, inclusive environment while encouraging socialization among peers

• model and role play empathy and situational awareness