Methods and practices of working with gifted students in primary school

This diploma thesis focuses on the issue of gifted students in the first stage of primary school with an emphasis on their educational needs and the possibilities of effectively supporting their development. The main aim of the work is to analyse and evaluate selected methods, forms and strategies used in the education of gifted students through a case study. The investigation takes place in a specific regular classroom, where the teacher's experiences with the implementation of innovative approaches to teaching in a regular classroom with two gifted students are monitored and reflected. The monitoring focuses on satisfying two intellectually gifted students in a regular classroom. The method of observation, interviews with students, interviews with teachers and parents, and analysis of the results of the students' work will be used for data collection. The output of the work are case studies of two gifted students, and these case studies are focused on the characteristics of giftedness, problems associated with working with gifted students and prediction of their future. The research shows that giftedness is associated with certain disadvantages and handicaps, it is necessary to work with them effectively so that these negatives are suppressed and the advantages associated with giftedness prevail.