Gifted and Talented Students Posted October 20th

Gifted and Talented Students posted on October 20th

I would like to talk about another disadvantaged group within my 1st grade class that not many teachers necessarily know how to work with. The group I am talking about is Gifted and Talented students.
I have always tried to meet my student’s individual learning needs but my number one priority has always been to bring my students to grade level reading and math. Within my classroom of 23 students, there has always been at least 2 or 3 students who were able to achieve on a higher level than the rest. My gifted and talented students, the once who are already functioning on a grade level; the once who are already reading chapter books in 1st grade and doing three digit addition and subtraction math in 1st grade. How can I really meet their needs of advance learning and success?
There are many different ways to challenge the gifted and talented students within a classroom. What I do is I always make sure I am prepared with additional challenge math work and advanced books for students who are in 1st grade but functioning on a higher grade level. I have also try to use my gifted and talented students as helpers to others who might be still struggling with the concept being taught. Student love to have the opportunity to go and pretend to be the teachers and help out classmates who need the help.
I always encourage my gifted and talented students to reach higher, to try harder. I talk to their parents and recommend Gifted and Talented Programs that the students might benefit from.
These are some of the things I have done to accommodate Gifted and Talented students within my classroom. I hope to be able to learn more on the topic so that I could be even more effective teachers.