Gifted Readers: Who Are They, and How Can They Be Served in the Classroom?.

Vosslamber, Andrea

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ERIC Number: EJ645088

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Gifted Readers: Who Are They, and How Can They Be Served in the Classroom?

Vosslamber, Andrea

Gifted Child Today, v25 n2 p14-20 Spr 2002

This article discusses the characteristics of the gifted reader including above-average ability in key skills, task commitment, and creativity. Underachieving gifted readers, identification procedures for gifted readers, and classroom programming for gifted readers are addressed, and the advantages and disadvantages of enrichment and acceleration are examined. (Contains references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Acceleration (Education), Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Gifted, Reading Achievement, Reading Skills, Student Characteristics, Underachievement

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: English and Language Arts for Gifted Students.