Michael

How do teachers develop an instructional plan that will be challenging, enlightening, and intriguing to students of different abilities, and still maintain a sense of community within the classroom? This is the central question for educators as they begin the quest of bringing sound instruction to gifted students in regular classroom settings.
 * Gifted Learners**

The challenge for educators is twofold. Our gifted and talented population must have a full service education if we expect these students to thrive in the manner in which they are capable. Second, these students must be involved in educational experiences that are challenging and appropriate to their needs and achievement levels. The place to begin is in the regular classroom. [] "Meeting the needs of able learners through flexible pacing" (1990). Reston, VA: CEC/ERIC. ED 314 916. VanTassel-Baska, J. (1992). "Planning effective curriculum for gifted learners." Denver: Love Publishing. VanTassel-Baska, J. (1992). "Developing learner outcomes for gifted students." Reston, VA: CEC/ERIC. ERIC EC Digest #E514.

The process of defining underachievement, identifying underachieving gifted students, and explaining the reasons for this underachievement continues to stir controversy among practitioners, researchers, and clinicians. Despite this interest, the underachievement of gifted students remains an enigma. This article reviews and analyzes three decades of research on the underachievement of gifted students in an attempt to clarify the present state of research. The problems inherent in defining and identifing underachieving gifted students are given special attention. The authors also include suggestions for those interested in pursuing potentially promising new lines of research and inquiry in this area.

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Resource concerned with creatively designing curriculum based on gifted learner needs taking into account learning and instructional styles book from 2009 []

The following article concerned with developing strategies and curriculum for gifted learners. "Before teachers can develop appropriate instructional strategies to meet the needs of high-ability students, they must recognize the value of such efforts. For many educators, services to gifted and talented students may seem to be elitist. However, public education is founded on the belief that all students (including those with high abilities) have the right to instruction appropriate to their needs. Gifted and talented students, like all students, should learn something new every day." []

This ebook focuses on the teaching of gifted learners while in consideration of their various learning styles.

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Below is my lesson plan for Catcher in the Rye  Here is my gifted learner assessment tool for the novel <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"> my modification for impoverished students