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Name:   Writing Instruction for Verbally Talented Youth: The Johns Hopkins Model
Author(s)
 
 
Reynolds, B.; Kopelke, K. & Durden, W.
Topics
 
 
Writing, Lesson Plan
Source
 
 
Rockville, MD: Aspen Systems ISBN: 089443585X
Copyright
 
 
1984
Description
 
 
The book contains specific lesson plans, student assignments, and criteria and suggestions for evaluation of student work. The book contains the complete content of the first writing courses for verbally talented youth designed by the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University in the early 1980's. This course was designed originally for 7th grade students who scored 430 or above on the verbal section of the SAT.
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6/7/2005
 
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This is a very rigorous, well-developed writing course specifically designed for highly, exceptionally, and profoundly gifted students in their early teen years. Highly recommended for both public and private school programs for these students and, with some adaptation, for homeschooling. Although the book is unfortunately no longer in print, copies may be obtained through interlibrary loan or by using an online out-of-print and rare book database, such as http://www.bookfinder.com. This book will be equally valuable for homeschooling parents of profoundly gifted children who want a well-designed, very rigorous writing curriculum to use during the middle school years, and for the gifted education teacher in fulltime or pullout gifted education classes for profoundly gifted students who are highly verbally talented. Slight adaptations may have to be made for the homeschooling student, since the course was originally designed for a classroom setting. Recommended especially for students under age 13 or 14 who have scored near 500 or above on the SAT-Verbal section.
 
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