The document provides tips for teaching gifted and talented students, including having them recap previous lessons, complete tasks faster, take on leadership roles like note-taker or chairperson, teach others, and work in ability-based groups. It also suggests using higher-level exam questions, differentiating objectives, and allowing alternative responses beyond writing.
7. Use an able pupil to model their writing or thinking, by explaining their answer/solution to a task to others their answer/solution to a task to others
10. Provide opportunities for pupils to respond in ways other than writing: display work, role play, short video films display work, role play, short video films
11. Remember that ‘less is more’ in some cases. Prescribe the number of words to be used to make more able students think hard before they write, and make every word count.
12. Create a role of chair person or lead learner to for students who will then take responsibility and help maintain momentum and focus during tasks. momentum and focus during tasks.
13. Get able pupils to summarise instructions to the whole class