Noting that reading and writing in second-grade classrooms have undergone dramatic changes in the past 10 years, this book provides ideas that engage the second grader and transform the classroom into a more meaningful place in which to learn. The book discusses reading and writing from the developmental point of view, how to organize and set up…

The practicum was designed to provide five inservice workshops concerned with identification and teaching strategies for regular second grade teachers with gifted children in their classes. The practicum used an interdisciplinary approach to present teaching procedures intended to be practical, cost effective, socially viable, and appropriate to…