5.What If My Child Is Gifted and Talented?
What does"gifted and talented"mean?
"Gifted"refers to a child who has abilities in one or more academic subjects,such as English or maths"Talented"refers to a child who has skills in a practical area such as music sport or art.
How do I know If my child is gifted and tatented?
A gifted child will tend to:
•develop speech and vocabulary early
•be very curious
•read early
•learn quickly
•have a good memory
•enjoy problem-solving and reasoning
What support is available?
Schools have to meet the needs of all their pupils.They are required to provide more challenging lessons and other opportunities for gif led and talented children.As well as your child's class teacher,you should talk to the teacher specifically responsible for gifted and talented pupils.
Schools register I heir gifted and talented pupils in their annual school census,They identify them based on test results,work quality and teachers'and parents'views.They need to give evidence that they cater properly for these children's needs.
Gifted children often need more support at school,but not necessarily more structured activities.They may need more guidance.
56.Gif led children tend toA.
A.ask lots of questions
B.talk enthusiastically
C.create nice paintings
D.have interest in maths
57.It is essential that gifted and talented childrenB.
A.are taught by equally gifted and talented teachers
B.are given more freedom to learn nt their owns pace
C.display their unusual work quality to the teachers
D.depend entirely on themselves in s In dies at school.
分析 本文属于广告类阅读,作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了天才儿童与其他孩子不同的地方.
解答 56.A 推理判断题,根据•be very curious可知这些孩子们很好奇,因此倾向于问很多问题,故选A.
57.B 推理判断题,根据倒数第三段They are required to provide more challenging lessons and other opportunities for gif led and talented children.可知天才儿童需要更多自由学习的机会,故选B.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.