Elementary Gifted Education Program

2008-2009 School Year

A Tiered Elementary Gifted Education Program exists within each elementary school. The purpose of this approach to service is to ensure that we are providing direct services to address each student’s specific areas of giftedness.

Elementary School Scholars’ Program (ESSP) – Grades K-5 Qualifying identified gifted students have the opportunity to participate in weekly enrichment opportunities via pull-out with the Gifted Specialist. Opportunities will work to most appropriately address each student’s specific areas of giftedness – ie. Superior Cognitive Ability, Math, Reading. ESSP offerings will engage students in inter-disciplinary, problem-solving, independent projects, and/or thematic studies. These offerings may include:

• Literature Circles – student-led discussion and analysis of literature
• William & Mary Problem-Solving – inter-disciplinary units which engage students in problem-solving related to real-world issues
• Guided Independent Study – offers students the opportunity to do in-depth study and research
• Cross-Curricular Thematic Units - Literature, math, science, social studies, arts and other curricular areas are woven together around each theme
• Mathematical Problem-Solving – accelerative and enrichment math and logic opportunities

Click HERE to see criteria and matrices for participation in this program.

Advanced Curricular Thinking (ACT) – Grades 4-5
Qualifying identified highly gifted students will have the opportunity
to participate in a Reading and/or Math pull-out program occurring multiple times per week. This program will provide accelerative and enriched opportunities in the specific content area. Click HERE to see criteria and matrices for participation in this program.

Elementary Accelerative Opportunities –
Qualifying identified students may have accelerative opportunities based on their individual academic needs. Please contact your school's Gifted Specialist or our Coordinator for Gifted / Enrichment - Becky Quinn - at (216) 320-2021 or via e-mail at: r_quinn@chuh.org with inquiries.

For additional resources related to acceleration, please visit: www.nationdeceived.org. This site provides access to "A Nation Deceived: The Templeton Report on Acceleration". This report is a compilation of years of research on acceleration and dispels many myths which have existed regarding the implications of acceleration. The document also provides information which describes the myriad of accelerative opportunities which may exist for gifted students.