Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use to Meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted and Talented

I needed 3 books for teachers and decided to order used ones to save money. The books were in excellent condition and arrived in a timely fashion. Could not have been more pleased.

I have been using this book since it was first published, and recently purchased the latest edition. Though I've read dozens of books on giftedness, this is the book I give to parents and teachers to introduce them to the subject. I still find Winebrenner's counsel valuable for my own teaching and interaction with gifted students. This book would be excellent for a teaher's workshop or monthly teachers' meetings.

If you are reading this review, I suspect that you are a teacher. If you are a teacher, you need this book! Every classroom has at least ONE gifted child; one child who finishes his or her work first, goes to a center and blasts through the work there, with ease. I found that the best thing to do with a student like this is to let him or her pick a project that he or she would like to do (example projects are listed in this book). The student then creates and agrees to the terms of the project: for example, he or she may want to read a particular book, create a painting regarding one of the characters, and then present this work to the class. The student would have to adhere to the given timeline, and would have to complete all aspects of the project--knowing that this project will be a part of his or her report card grade (in whatever subject the work is related to). The terrific thing about this book is that it has created a very do-able, curriculum oriented outline of projects and contracts that gifted students can achieve during a marking period. Sample contracts, as well as copies of contracts that can be Xeroxed are provided. I used this book every year I taught, and my principal was qutie happy with the fact that the projects were so curriculum friendly. If you teach elementary-grammar school, you need this book!

I've found that having my own copy of this book is invaluable, as it helps me understand where the teacher might be coming from and discuss with her what options might work well for my (highly gifted) children. I gave a copy to my son's teacher--and she uses it so much she can't share it with the other teachers. I suggested the school librarian purchase a copy, and it's in high demand--it keeps disappearing. Many teachers are more than willing to find ways to accomodate the special needs of gifted children, and are actually looking for guidance on how to best differentiate their curriculum. This book gives them many different tools, and guidance on how to use them.

This book is a classic. It is a very good "how to" book for teachers. It is full of practical information and examples that teachers can use in their classroom. It is an excellent book for parents to use to advocate for gifted education with their teachers and in their school districts. The techniques are very low cost and easy to understand. A must read and must have!