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Supporting gifted and talented students

Further reading

1. What else might I enjoy reading?

Able children in ordinary schools
Eyre, D., (1997)
London: David Fulton
 
Teaching gifted children 4-7: A guide for teachers
Koshy, V. , (2001)
London: David Fulton
 
Teaching thinking across early years
Wallace, B. , (2002)
London: David Fulton
 
The triarchic mind: the new theory of human intelligence
Sternberg, R.J. , (1988)
New York: Viking
 

2. The study

A baseline review of the literature on effective pedagogies for gifted and talented students
Hewston, R., Campbell, R.J., Eyre, D., Muijis, R.D., Neelands, J.G.A., & Robinson, W. (2005) A baseline review of the literature on effective pedagogies for gifted and talented students (Occasional paper 5)
www.nagty.ac.uk/research/occasional_papers/index.aspx www.nagty.ac.uk/research/occasional_papers/index.aspx
 

3. Related research

A report of action research projects. Nurturing gifted and talented children at Key Stage 1
Koshy, V., Mitchell, C. & Williams, M. (2006)
www.dfes.gov.uk/research/programmeofresearch/projectinformation.cfm?projectid=14903&resultspage=1 www.dfes.gov.uk/research/programmeofresearch/projectinformation.cfm?projectid=14903&resultspage=1
 
NAGTY occasional papers
www.nagty.ac.uk/research/occasional_papers/index.aspx www.nagty.ac.uk/research/occasional_papers/index.aspx
 
Review of research. Educating the very able
(OfSTED, 2005)
www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/ofsted/veryable/able-00.htm www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/ofsted/veryable/able-00.htm
 

4. Case studies

Improving written vocabulary through paired spelling
Marlin, R (1997)
www.tda.gov.uk/partners/quality/practiceresearch/research/grantscheme/findings1997.aspx www.tda.gov.uk/partners/quality/practiceresearch/research/grantscheme/findings1997.aspx
 
Teacher case studies involving gifted and talented students
www.nagty.ac.uk/research/practitioner_research/developing_expertise_awards_05_06.aspx www.nagty.ac.uk/research/practitioner_research/developing_expertise_awards_05_06.aspx
 
Using peer coaches to explain and tackle the underachievement of gifted students
Rule, B. (2006)
www.nagty.ac.uk/research/practitioner_research/developing_expertise_awards_05_06.aspx www.nagty.ac.uk/research/practitioner_research/developing_expertise_awards_05_06.aspx
 

5. Related websites

Brunel Able Children’s Education (BACE) Centre
www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sse/sseres/sseresearchcentres/bacehome www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sse/sseres/sseresearchcentres/bacehome
 
National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth
www.nagty.ac.uk/ www.nagty.ac.uk/
 
National Association for Able, Gifted and Talented Children
www.nace.co.uk/ www.nace.co.uk/
 
Oxford Brookes University: Gifted and Talented Professional Development
www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/education/rescon/cpdgifted/cpdmatsguide.html www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/education/rescon/cpdgifted/cpdmatsguide.html
 
Teachernet: Gifted and Talented Wise
www.teachernet.gov.uk/gtwise www.teachernet.gov.uk/gtwise
 
The Standards Site: Gifted and Talented Guidance
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/giftedandtalented/ www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/giftedandtalented/
 
World Class Arena
www.worldclassarena.org/v5/default.htm www.worldclassarena.org/v5/default.htm
 

6. Research of the month summaries

Consulting pupils about teaching and learning
www.gtce.org.uk/research/romtopics/rom_teachingandlearning/pupilvoice_jun05 www.gtce.org.uk/research/romtopics/rom_teachingandlearning/pupilvoice_jun05
 
Grouping pupils and students – what difference does the type of grouping make to teaching and learning in schools?
www.gtce.org.uk/research/romtopics/rom_managementoflearning/groupingpupils_may04 www.gtce.org.uk/research/romtopics/rom_managementoflearning/groupingpupils_may04
 
Improving learning through cognitive intervention
www.gtce.org.uk/research/romtopics/rom_teachingandlearning/case_jun01 www.gtce.org.uk/research/romtopics/rom_teachingandlearning/case_jun01
 
Learning science - transforming students’ everyday ideas about science into scientific thinking
www.gtce.org.uk/research/romtopics/rom_curriculum/science_dec04 www.gtce.org.uk/research/romtopics/rom_curriculum/science_dec04
 
Raising achievement through group work
www.gtce.org.uk/research/romtopics/rom_managementoflearning/groupwork_nov06 www.gtce.org.uk/research/romtopics/rom_managementoflearning/groupwork_nov06
 

7. Resources

Higher order thinking skills activities
www.teachers.org.uk/story.php?id=2777 www.teachers.org.uk/story.php?id=2777
 
Teacher tools on the London Gifted And Talented website
www.londongt.org/local/teacherTools/identification.htm www.londongt.org/local/teacherTools/identification.htm
 
The Pupil Researcher Initiative
http://extra.shu.ac.uk/cse/site/worked/cse/pri http://extra.shu.ac.uk/cse/site/worked/cse/pri
 
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