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What services are offered for elementary students?
What services are offered for elementary students?
All students, regardless of gifted status, receive whole group enrichment (Enrichment) from Kindergarten to 3rd grade. Every week for 40 minutes students will participate in Enrichment. During this time any potentially gifted behavior will be documented by the gifted teacher. This documentation, along with information gathered from regular classroom and special class teachers, will be used to refer students for the Gifted and Talented Program. This referral process, outlined in more detail on our home page, begins at the end of 3rd grade and can continue until students graduate.
Instead of having whole group enrichment for all students in 4th through 8th grades, only students identified as gifted or talented will receive GT services. These students are served in a pull-out program at Trumann Middle School.
The elementary students will also learn more about activities in our GT program: Chess, Quiz Bowl, and Odyssey of the Mind.
What will students be doing in ENRICHMENT this year?
What will students be doing in ENRICHMENT this year?
During Enrichment, students will develop affective learning (self-concept, interpersonal relations, decision-making skills, risk taking, leadership, and survival), communication (verbal, non-verbal, written, and listening), creative thinking (fluency, creativity, originality, elaboration, curiosity), critical thinking (analysis, evaluation, synthesis, problem-solving, skills that scientists need, and skills that engineers use).
Students will utilize various thinking skills, such as deductive, creative, and logical reasoning, in addition to scientific and engineering thought processes.
Students will learn how to establish priorities and set goals for learning; and they will effectively cooperate and compete with peers while also developing awareness that their actions and reactions have consequences for themselves and others.
During Enrichment, students will also learn to respect the differences of others, anticipate conflicts and make positive choices, while learning to take responsibility for their actions.
Ability Assessment of Students
Ability Assessment of Students
Various tools may be used as references to document students who exhibit gifted and/or talented characteristics in class. These tools may include, but are not limited to Kingore, Renzulli, or 'Spark' Sheets. If a student exhibits behavior that fits one of the criteria given, then classroom teachers or the GT teacher will jot down the students name on the associated criteria, and if possible make a note of what was said or done. There are 7 different areas (advanced language, analytical thinking, meaning motivation, perspective, sense of humor, sensitivity, and accelerated learning). Using any of these inventories will make the identification process easier and more accurate for students as they move through elementary school.
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