Chapter 9 Unit 3 Flashcards
Schools often fail to meet the needs of gifted children.
Gifted, Giftedness:
clever, or having a special ability
an inquisitive child
an inquisitive mind
She could see inquisitive faces looking out from the windows next door.
Inquisitive, inquisitiveness:
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
Profoundly gifted children hace IQs over 180.
Moderately gifted children…
Profoundly: extremely, greatly
Moderately: somewhat
Those profoundly gifted students who are not recognized often turn into disipline problems when they are not offered constructive ways to focus their extraordinary creativity.
Turn into: to become
The practice of creating a separate , enriched curriculum for gifted students began in the early twentieth century.
Enriched curriculum:
Improved , the set of subjects taught at a school
Do you think it’s true that teenage girls are less self-confident than their male peers?
Peer: a person who is the same age or has the same social position or the same abilities as other people in a group.
At a younger age they are able to work at a higher conceptual level, develop more sophisticated methods to solve problems, and show more creativity in their methods and interpretation of assignments.
Sophisticated, sophistication:
complex , advanced
There were several simultaneous explosions in different cities.
There was a simultaneous trial taking place in the next building.
Simultaneous: happening or being done at exactly the same time
The schools that service the poorest areas are often dedicate their efforts toward remedial teaching rather than accelerated curriculum.
to take urgent/immediate remedial action
Dedicate .. toward💛
Remedial: A remedial action is intended to correct something that is wrong or to improve a bad situation
The school used one of the teachers as an assessor for the program
Assess, assessor , assessment
A gifted child who is bored in a regular classroom may withdraw from all classroom activities.
Withdrawal from classroom activities is a sign that a child needs special attention.
Withdraw, withdrawal, withdrawn:
Not wanting to participate
We don’t have a house at the moment, but I’m sure something will turn up.
This opportunity turned up at just the right time for me.
Turn up: appear , arrive
He’s so dismissive of anybody else’s suggestions.
a dismissive attitude
Dismissive(ly): showing that you do not think something is worth considering.
She has an intimate knowledge of Tuscany, where she has lived for 20 years.
Intimate: (of knowledge or understanding) detailed, and obtained from a lot of studying or experience.
