Teachers will meet students who are gifted and talented and must know how to guide them. working with gifted students would be a joy but on the same time frustrating. So teachers need to know the definition of gifted students, which is a student whose IQ score is 130 and above. Guidelines and Programs for working with gifted or talented students varies from country or school to another. Moreover some have programs and others don't. On one hand, schools which have such programs work normally on three strategies which are:
- Acceleration: using curriculum that allows students to work more than regular students, for example taking algebra earlier than their actual level.
- Enrichment: allowing students to build on standard curriculum, for example making students do a chemistry experiment or do a research paper.
- Creative exploration: allow students to create alternative work on standard curriculum. such as making them create multimedia presentations on a topic they choose.
On the other hand, in schools which there is no such programs, teachers must remain alert to students that are talented, identify them, and find a way to work on their talents.
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