Educating Gifted Students in Middle School

<p><i>Educating Gifted Students in Middle School: A Practical Guide</i> (3rd ed.) helps educators with the challenging task of understanding and meeting the needs of gifted students in middle school. This revised and updated third edition:</p><ul><li>Provides a rationale and framework that middle schools can use to fill the service gap for gifted and advanced learners.</li><li>Addresses the needs of learners from diverse backgrounds.</li><li>Shows how to implement effective program models.</li><li>Identifies best practices for the classroom.</li><li>Shares research-based curriculum models.</li></ul><br><p>Topics addressed include school organization, instructional strategies in the basic subject areas, cocurricular and summer programs, the missing link of executive function skills, and counseling at-risk gifted learners. <i>Educating Gifted Students in Middle School</i> focuses on creative, practical, and realistic school solutions that create a vital and responsive community for all students.</p>