Bertie Kingore's Website

Bertie Kingore's website is full of wonderful supports for teachers and parents. Bertie Kingore has years of experience working with Gifted and Talented students. Her main focus is supporting teachers in their classrooms. I have used her books in a variety of situations. Mainly, I used the KOI or Kingore Observation Inventory when assessing and identifying students in an elementary school where 98% of the students are eligible for free or reduced lunch. The KOI is an alternative method to identify students who do not normally score well on IQ tests. This resource describes the characteristics of gifted students. As well, it provides some activities to help cultivate and bring out these traits in students who may not otherwise show their talents on standardized tests.

The books on differentiation and assessment have provided me with ideas to improve my lessons.Recently, I purchased Bertie Kingore's book on Rigor and Engagement with high hopes for more great ideas to support higher level thinking skills and student motivation in classrooms.