ERIC Number: ED001196
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1963
Pages: 47
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HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS OF CLASSES FOR GIFTED.
Indianapolis Public Schools, IN.
INFORMATION ABOUT A PROGRAM FOR GIFTED PUPILS IS PROVIDED. AREAS CONTAINED ARE--IDENTIFICATION OF GIFTED PUPILS, REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR ENROLLMENT IN SPECIAL CLASSES, OUTSTANDING FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM, AND ITS ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION. SOME OF THE SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM WHICH ARE GIVEN PARTICULAR ATTENTION ARE LITERATURE, INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECTS, BEGINNING TYPING INSTRUCTION, FRENCH, AND HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS. METHODS THAT HAVE PROVED SUCCESSFUL IN DEVELOPING GOOD STUDY HABITS, CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING, SELF APPRAISAL AND SELF-DIRECTION, COURTESY, AND A RESPECT FOR THE ABILITY OF OTHERS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY EVALUATED. SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS FOR THEIR USES ARE INCLUDED IN THE SECTIONS ON LITERATURE AND RESEARCH PROJECTS. VARIOUS AIDS FOR TEACHERS OF GIFTED PUPILS ARE INCLUDED. SAMPLE DAILY PROGRAMS FOR EACH OF THE FIFTH-, SIXTH-, AND JUNIOR HIGH-GRADE LEVELS ARE INSERTED AS GUIDES. SUGGESTED BOOKS AND SUPPLIES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM, REFERENCE BOOKS FOR TEACHERS, AND BOOK LISTS FOR PUPILS OF DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS ARE INCLUDED ALSO.
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Authoring Institution: Indianapolis Public Schools, IN.
Identifiers - Location: Indiana; Indiana (Indianapolis)
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