An area of student need, involving advanced cognitive ability for the student’s age/grade level.
• Pretest new information to determine what informaion the student does not yet know.
• Compact the curriculum and offer various learning activities.
• Increase the pace of instruction for the student.
• Focus instruction on higher order thinking skills (analysis, synthesis, divergent thinking, and evaluation).
• Increase the breadth and depth of the curriculum content by involving more abstract concepts, connections and methods of learning.
• Provide leadership opportunities.
• Provide opportunities for self-directed research.
• Implement strategies recommended by board resource teachers (if involved).
• Develop and implement IEP-modified curriculum expectations.
• Provide access to computers and library for research.
• Give choice for assignments that involve higher order thinking skills.
• Give choice on assignments in the method of presentation to be used.
A student with high intellectual needs will be able to learn and apply information quickly. They are often intellectually curious and have advanced thinking skills to connect and apply ideas. They may seek to continually advance their knowledge and could have an advanced sense of humour.
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