Dispelling common myths about acceleration, the author describes what it is, what forms it takes and what it can do for gifted students--intellectually, socially, and emotionally. Case studies and illustrations of specific mindsets offer readers a new perspective on how prevailing attitudes have influenced their districts and deprived students of opportunities to develop their talents.This guidebook also presents nuts-and-bolts guidance for:
Implementing and applying accelerated learning strategies in different school settings
Providing accelerated learning opportunities for underserved groups, such as multicultural and urban poor students
- ISBN10 1483364062
- ISBN13 9781483364063
- Publish Date 19 October 2006
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher SAGE Publications Inc
- Imprint Corwin Press Inc
- Format eBook
- Pages 232
- Language English