1. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Chapter 5 Acceleration

2. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e Davis / Rimm / Siegle ISBN: 0132542757 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5-2 Curriculum Options for Gifted Students Maximum Achievement in Basic Skills Content Beyond the Prescribed Curriculum Exposure to a Variety of Fields of Study Student-selected Content High Content Complexity Experience in Creative Thinking and Problem Solving Development of Thinking Skills Development of Computer Skills Affective Development Development of Motivation

3. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e Davis / Rimm / Siegle ISBN: 0132542757 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5-3 Acceleration Versus Enrichment Acceleration: moving through curriculum at a faster rate Enrichment: exploring curriculum with greater depth and breadth Acceleration involves the potential for advanced placement or credit

4. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e Davis / Rimm / Siegle ISBN: 0132542757 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5-4 Types of Acceleration Early Admission to Kindergarten or First Grade Grade Skipping Subject-Specific Early Admission to Middle or High School Credit by Examination College Courses in High School Advanced Placement Distance Learning Telescoped Programs Early Admission to College Residential High Schools International Baccalaureate Talent Search Programs

5. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e Davis / Rimm / Siegle ISBN: 0132542757 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5-5 Early Admission to Kindergarten or First Grade Considerations Intellectual Precocity Reading Readiness Arithmetic Readiness Social and Emotional Maturity Health Gender School of Entrance Receiving Teacher Family Values Asynchronous Development

6. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e Davis / Rimm / Siegle ISBN: 0132542757 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5-6 Grade Skipping “Full Acceleration” or “Double Promotion” Concerns Missing Critical Skills Usually not missing at all Diagnostic Tests can find “holes” in knowledge Social Adjustment More comfortable with intellectual peers Research concludes no difference in adjustment

7. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e Davis / Rimm / Siegle ISBN: 0132542757 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5-7 Subject-Specific Acceleration “Partial Acceleration” Requires flexibility long-term planning Allows interactions with intellectual peers and age-mates

8. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e Davis / Rimm / Siegle ISBN: 0132542757 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5-8 Early Admission to Middle School or High School Academic Advantage Access to specialized higher school Social Advantage Transition to new school, new peer group

9. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e Davis / Rimm / Siegle ISBN: 0132542757 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5-9 Credit by Examination College Level Examination Program (CLEP) College Board 36 Subject Areas Exams without Classes Credit awarded after enrollment at college

10. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e Davis / Rimm / Siegle ISBN: 0132542757 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5-10 College Courses in High School Dual Enrollment Classes at University while high school (or middle school) student Credit for both University and High School

11. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e Davis / Rimm / Siegle ISBN: 0132542757 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5-11 Advanced Placement College Board High School Classes Exam to receive University credit 20 subject areas

12. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e Davis / Rimm / Siegle ISBN: 0132542757 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5-12 Distance Learning Independent Study/Correspondence Courses/Computer Based Students need self-motivation Possibility of working in groups

13. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e Davis / Rimm / Siegle ISBN: 0132542757 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5-13 Telescoped Programs Collapsing, for example, 4 years of academic work into 2 or 3 Specialized Program OR Careful choices of classes in high school Careful planning

14. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e Davis / Rimm / Siegle ISBN: 0132542757 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5-14 Early Admission to College Enter college early Full-time basis Varies depending on agreement between university and local high school

15. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e Davis / Rimm / Siegle ISBN: 0132542757 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5-15 Residential High Schools Specialized schools Sometimes on college campuses Advanced Curriculum Some critiques, and how programs have addressed those needs

16. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e Davis / Rimm / Siegle ISBN: 0132542757 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5-16 International Baccalaureate International Program Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma Programmes Receive college credit for some IB courses

17. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e Davis / Rimm / Siegle ISBN: 0132542757 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5-17 Talent Search Programs Identify 6 th, 7 th, and 8 th grade talented students with SAT scores Summer programs Encouraged to pursue acceleration programs

18. Education of the Gifted and Talented, 6e Davis / Rimm / Siegle ISBN: 0132542757 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5-18 Summary Acceleration Vs. Enrichment Types of Acceleration Advantages and Disadvantages of each type