Gifted and Talented Learners, Visual Arts, Music, Intellectual Giftedness, and Performing Arts

Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts related to gifted and talented learners, visual arts, music, intellectual giftedness, and performing arts.

Gifted and Talented Learners

Learners between the ages of four and twenty-one whose abilities, talents, and potential for accomplishment are so exceptional or developmentally advanced that they require special provisions to meet their educational programing needs.

Gifted Learners

Those learners who have extraordinary intellectual ability and creativity.

Talented Learners

Those learners who have exceptional skills and ability in a specific area such as art, music, science, and language.

Learning Characteristics of Gifted and Talented Students

Displays logical and analytical thinking; quick to see patterns and relationships; masters information quickly.

Self-Determination Characteristics of Gifted and Talented Students

Skeptical of authoritarian pronouncements; questions arbitrary decisions; pushes teachers and adults for explanations.

Creative Thinking Characteristics of Gifted and Talented Students

Produces original ideas; displays intellectual playfulness, imagination, and fantasy; creates original texts or invents things.

Social Leadership Characteristics of Gifted and Talented Students

Takes the initiative in social situations; popular with peers; communicates well with others.

Motivational Characteristics of Gifted and Talented Students

Strives for high standards of personal achievement; self-directed; highly self-motivated and sets personal goals.

Differentiation

Modifying curriculum and instruction to match the learner’s level and pace.

Enrichment

Providing opportunities for in-depth exploration, independent projects, and advance learning.

Acceleration

Allowing students to progress through the curriculum at a faster rate.

Cognitive Impairments (Dyspraxia)

A pupil may have a clear understanding of perspective, but have difficulty applying that knowledge to their work; may have a wonderful plan for a composition, but find difficulty in putting it into action, which results in feelings of inadequacy and frustration.

Planning and Sequencing Challenges (Dyspraxia)

Students might have problems with planning and sequencing the process of making art.

Fine Motor Skill Challenges (Dyspraxia)

Tools such as pencils, brushes, or sculpting tools are hard to manage with precision.

Visual-Motor Integration Challenges (Dyspraxia)

It is hard to coordinate hand-eye movements for drawing, painting, or sculpting.

Spatial Awareness Challenges (Dyspraxia)

Although they understand the idea of perspective, students with dyspraxia may have difficulty correctly estimating distances, orientations, and spatial relationships on the canvas.

Occupational Therapy Intervention

Occupational therapists can assist students with the acquisition of fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and motor planning through customized activities to artistic expression.

Adaptive Art Techniques Intervention

Adaptation of art material and techniques can render art-making accessible.

Breaking Down Complex Tasks Intervention

Teachers and therapists can assist students in breaking down complex art tasks into simpler, manageable steps.

Adaptive Art Techniques Intervention

Using visual aids, demonstrations, and step-by-step instructions can help students with dyspraxia understand the process and execute the necessary movements.

Dyslexia

Difficulties with reading, writing, and spelling.

ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)

Challenges with focus, impulsivity, and hyperactivity.

Auditory Processing Disorder

Difficulty understanding and processing auditory information.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

A range of neurodevelopmental conditions affecting social interaction, communication, and behavior.

Intellectual Disabilities

Significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior.

Intellectual Giftedness

Refers to an individual possessing significantly higher-than-average intellectual abilities, often characterized by exceptional learning capacity, creativity, and a strong drive for knowledge.

Performing Arts

Encompass live artistic disciplines that express human emotions through voice, body, and presence. Examples include music, dance, theatre, opera, and circus arts.

Learning Needs and Disabilities

Specific Learning Disabilities (e.g., dyslexia(reading), dysgraphia (writing), dyscalculia (math); ADHD (inattention, hyperactivity); Autism Spectrum Disorder (social and communication challenges); Intellectual Disabilities (limitations in intellectual functioning); Communication Disorders (speech and language difficulties); Physical Disabilities (mobility and sensory impairments); Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (difficulties in emotional regulation and behavior).