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Talent Development — Huntersville Elementary School January 2019

How to Discuss Books with Your Kids (Even When You Haven’t Read Them!)
Our gifted learners can often be avid readers. It is important for parents to know
what your child is reading to measure appropriateness and comprehension, but
how can you possibly keep up?!
Dr. Elissa F. Brown and Michele Joerg suggest using Costa’s model of question-
ing. There are three levels that move students from concrete to conceptual think-
ing. Level 1: Support you child’s comprehension of the content. Level 2: Help
your child analyze the story. Level 3: Foster your child’s conceptual understand-
ing.

Sample questions for each level:

Level 1: Who is the author? Have you read other books by this author?
Summarize what you have read so far. Who are the main characters? What are
some of the character’s personal traits? Retell the important events in the story in
order.

Level 2 The Problems: What are the problems in the story? Who or what is
causing them? How do you think they will be solved? Name and describe a big
concept from the story. Describe the setting; is there a setting in real life that it
reminds you of?
Level 2 The Characters: How and why do the main character’s feelings
change? Are all the characters likeable; why or why not? If you could talk to the
main character, what advice would you give him/her?
Level 2 Personal Connections: How would you have solved the problem if it
happened to you? Describe a time when you felt like the character. Why did you
pick this book to read; what interested you about this book? Would you want to
live in this story; why or why not?

Level 3: Does a story need to have characters? How would you illustrate
the book cover; why? Which ideas do you like most in this book? Which ideas
do you like least? How have you changed as a reader because of this story?

Taken from Parenting for High Potential March 2018


CONTACT INFO
Mrs. Sabrina Walters
Talent Development
sabrinal.walters@cms.k12.nc.us
980-343-3835
http://huntersvilletd.weebly.com/
Is your student taking the PSAT 8/9 through
Duke TIP?
Mark your calendar for the 4th–6th Grade Talent
Search PSAT 8/9 Results Summary on
Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 3:30–4 EST
This session will help families understand how
their students performed on the PSAT 8/9, with
guidance in understanding the score report sent
by College Board and the Duke TIP Results Sum-
mary report. For more information and to register
check their website: https://tip.duke.edu/

Please note I am not pushing any outside program, but simply

sharing information that may be of interest. Please also note
Math Olympiad
cost and required test scores as applicable.
Problem of the Month
When two people play a
game, they each start STAR PARTY AT CHARLOTTE NATURE MUSEUM

with ten points. The win-

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lem your 4th/5th graders

are attempting!!
WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP
TO IN…
3rd Grade Math:

 Hands on Equations

 KenKen

 24

3rd Grade Literacy:

 Interactions in Ecosystems

 The One and Only Ivan Novel

Study

 Food Chains/Webs

 Visual Illusions

4th Grade Math:

 Hands on Equations

 KenKen

 24

 Math Olympiad 5th Grade Math:

 Balance Puzzles  Hands on Equations Fractions

4th Grade Literacy:  KenKen

 Paper Circuits  24

 Reading Informational Text  Math Olympiad

 Balance Puzzles

5th Grade Literacy:

Gifted Parenting Sup-  Space, Structure, and Story

port Blog:  Gravity and Black Holes

https://  Art Analysis
giftedparentingsup-
port.blogspot.com/
 TD Room WISHLIST

• copy paper (all colors)

 Amazon gift cards to purchase books for student use

 Perplexors-Critical Thinking Puzzles

 Math Analogies

LIFE WITH A GIFTED CHILD CAN BE FULL OF BARGAINING