Learning Activity 2.1

Please take a few minutes to fill in this K-W-L (+Q) chart before you complete any reading. You may print it and write on it, or download the word document and write directly on it.

Directions:

1. Fill in the FIRST AND SECOND column before you read.
2. Read the articles and view the short video listed below.
3. After you have read the articles and viewed the video, fill in the third and fourth columns on your chart.
4. Save your chart and submit it for grading.
   

Articles for Learning Activity 2.1:

On Being Gifted – Video (approximately 2 minutes in length) * This video was filmed and produced for the Illinois Association for Gifted and Talented Children and SENG, Supporting the Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted. Retrieved from YouTube.

Characteristics of Gifted Students and How They May Be Perceived (Guidance and Counseling manual, pg.87)

Common Misconceptions about Gifted Children and Their Education (Guidance and Counseling manual, pgs 80-84)

Exploring Social and Emotional Aspects of Giftedness in Children (Lovecky)

Experience of giftedness:Eight great gripes six years later (Kunkel, et.al.)

Emotional intensity in gifted children (Sword)

The emotional needs of the gifted child (Roeper)

Gifted Kids at Risk: Who’s Listening? (Schuler)