For teaching students who are gifted, a teacher should –

Exceptional children are those who deviate from the normal population and need special education services to meet their needs. It includes children who are gifted, backward, creative, learning disabled, etc.

• A gifted child is essentially exceptional and displays consistently remarkable performance in physical or cognitive aspects and exhibits superiority in general intelligence levels.

Key Points

• Gifted children have divergent thinking and are very curious in nature that's why sometimes the classroom seems monotonous to them because they grab things fast than their age-peers.
• So, it's a teacher's responsibility to use customized and stimulating instructions method to make learning interesting for them.
• For teaching students who are gifted, a teacher should encourage the reading of high-level and original texts for them chosen with their consent as they can construct and handle the higher level of abstractions.
• Separate classes and enrichment programs can be used for gifted children to satisfy and utilize their intelligence.

So, it is clear that for teaching students who are gifted, a teacher should encourage the reading of high-level and original texts for them chosen with their consent.