Books & Multimedia

BY SUSAN WINEBRENNER

 

Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom:
Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use to Meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted and Talented (Revised, Expanded, Updated)

by Susan Winebrenner
Published by Free Spirit Publishing
$ 40

The definitive guide to meeting the learning needs of gifted students in the mixed-ability classroom without losing control, causing resentment, or spending hours preparing extra materials. Each chapter presents a specific strategy, from compacting the curriculum to creating challenging tasks from regular content. Step-by-step instructions explain how to implement the strategy; scenarios illustrate the strategy in action. Includes CD ROM. All grades.

A multimedia package is available for this book that provides a year long site based professional development program for your staff. Each package contains a video disc that demonstrates the strategies in the books in actual classrooms. A Discussion Leader's Guide, written by Susan Winebrenner, is also provided.


 

The Cluster Grouping Handbook

by Susan Winebrenner,Dina Brulles
$ 40

The definitive guide to planning, implementing, and evaluating schoolwide cluster grouping to ensure continuous academic progress for students at every level.  Includes CD ROM.

An internet based course which demonstrates the Schoolwide Cluster Grouping Model is available from Knowledge Delivery Systems at www.kdsi.org

Teaching Young Gifted Children in the  Regular Classroom

by Joan Franklin Smutny, Sally Yahnke, Ph.D. Walker, Elizabeth A. Meckstroth
$ 40

Includes CD ROM. 

 

Teaching Kids with Learning Difficulties in the Regular Classroom:
Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use to Challenge and Motivate Struggling Students

by Susan Winebrenner.
Published by Free Spirit Publishing
$ 40
Includes CD ROM


This book is a gold-mine of proven, practical ways to help students with any type of "Learning Difficulties" succeed in school without watering down content, lowering expectations, or depriving other students of your time and attention. Covered topics include: learning styles, language literacy, science, math, social studies, behavior problems, and more.  All grades.

A multimedia package is available for this book that provides a year long site based professional development program for your staff. Each package contains a video disc that demonstrates the strategies in the books in actual classrooms. A Discussion Leader's Guide, written by Susan Winebrenner, is also provided.


 

Differentiating Content for Gifted Learners
in Grades 6–12

Published by Free Spirit Publishing
$ 22

A CD-ROM of Customizable Extensions Menus and Study Guides. The CD contains about 120 interactive extension menus and 12 study guides in 10 different subject areas. Teachers will no longer have to search for ideas for extension activities - the CD contains most of what is needed.

 

Parenting the Gifted Child Video

$ 25

A 50 minute talk for parents by Susan Winebrenner on helpful techniques to use in parenting gifted youngsters.

Super Sentences by Susan Winebrenner.

Super Sentences is published by Creative Learning Press.
$ 15

This vocabulary building book is for kids who love words! It contains 22 SUPER SENTENCES at two levels of difficulty. successfully used in classroom situations to provide a challenging activity in vocabulary that includes all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. Grades 2-Adult. 

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