Chapter 1: Who are high ability students?
Chapter 2: Defining and approaching giftedness
Theories about giftedness
Will this mean more work for you?
Chapter 3: Identifying students' gifts and gifted students
Indicators of above average abilities
Looking back and moving forward
Chapter 4: Learning, planning, and providing
Interpreting your observations
General placement and program planning options
Options for high ability students
Planning for the regular classroom
Learning and teaching strategies
Including high ability students
Chapter 5: Ideas for your classroom
Incorporating independence
Hopscotch contract: dinosaurs
Tic-tac-toe contract with leadership as the key concept
Concept map with beauty as the central concept
Returning to Judy and Sam
Assessing your accommodations for high ability students
Social/emotional development
A positive teacher attitude
