Enrichment Corner

Enrichment: The act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding

Paula Fusco, Enrichment Coordinator
Phone: (773) 681-8483
Fax: (773) 262-6178

What is Enrichment?
Enrichment provides a variety of resources for teachers, students and families in order to best meet the needs of high achieving students in the SHS community.

This could include, but is not limited to the following:

• Helping to modify curriculum in order to differentiate
• Developing centers to accompany themes of study
• Providing higher-level thinking games/activities
• Teaching students games that enhance critical thinking and creative thinking
• Creating quick mind benders for morning challenge work or time fillers
• Pretesting students and developing ‘instead of’ activities for those who have already mastered curricular materials/skills
• Providing information about gifted education
• Finding resources on a particular topic of study

Math Enrichment Homework Suggestions

Meeting the Needs of High-Ability Readers
Many of you have mentioned that you have high readers and that you sometimes struggle to find books for these children. One of the greatest obstacles can be finding books that provide a challenge yet contain age-appropriate content. The only way to know for sure is to preview the book. The next best strategy is to make friends with your local or school librarian and/or your local book seller. These people live to read and usually can make sound recommendations for appropriate books. 

Helpful Resources

Parent/Child Reading Interaction (Booklists and Discussions)

The American Academy of Pediatrics - Literacy Toolkit

Lexile Levels

Susannah Richards – The Talented Reader:  Who Are They and What Do They Need