Acceleration for Gifted Learners, K-5

by Sally Yahnke Walker, Elizabeth A. Meckstroth, Joan Franklin Smutny

This valuable book dispels common myths about acceleration, reviews social/emotional considerations, and provides tools for effectively determining the most appropriate learning options for gifted students.

232 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2006

About the author

Sally Yahnke Walker, Ph.D., is a consultant, an educator, an advocate for gifted children, and the Executive Director for the Illinois Association for Gifted Children. She has piloted programs to create a broad-based level of support for talented students in public school districts, provided in-service training for teachers, and facilitated workshops for parents of gifted children.

Reviews

[Emily Dawley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had great info but was intended more for educators than parents.