Tag: Gifted

Minority Students in Special and Gifted Education


Free Download National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, "Minority Students in Special and Gifted Education"
English | 2002 | pages: 497 | ISBN: 0309074398, 0309103673 | PDF | 5,1 mb
Special education and gifted and talented programs were designed for children whose educational needs are not well met in regular classrooms. From their inceptions, these programs have had disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic minority students. What causes this disproportion? Is it a problem?

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Able, Gifted and Talented Underachievers


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2009 | 360 Pages | ISBN: 0470740973 | PDF | 3 MB
A practical guide to identifying gifted underachievers and enabling them to fulfil their potential, raising whole school standards. Extensive new content includes the latest best practice in addressing able underachievement Explains the origins of underachievement, both overt and covert, especially in more able learners – provides a model that identifies a range of factors that conspire to lower achievement The UK Government’s 2005 White Paper ‘Higher Standards, Better Schools for All’ set specific provision for Gifted and Talented (G&T) – there are similar programmes in all developed countries The editor is a leading researcher in G&T education – contributors include Belle Wallace, Barry Hymer and Ian Warwick, the foremost practitioners in the field Content: Chapter 1 Why Do the Gifted and Talented Underachieve? How Can Masked and Hidden Talents Be Revealed? (pages 1-40): Diane MontgomeryChapter 2 Literacy, Flexible Thinking and Underachievement (pages 41-57): Joan FreemanChapter 3 What do We Mean by an ‘Enabling Curriculum’ That Raises Achievement for All Learners?: An Examination of the TASC Problem?Solving Framework: Thinking Actively in a Social Context (pages 59-84): Belle WallaceChapter 4 How Can Inclusive and Inclusional Understandings of Gifts/Talents Be Developed Educationally? (pages 85-110): Jack Whitehead and Marie HuxtableChapter 5 Effective Teaching and Learning to Combat Underachievement (pages 111-154): Diane MontgomeryChapter 6 Changing the Teaching for the Underachieving Able Child: The Ruyton School Experience (pages 155-182): Lee Wills and John MunroChapter 7 Understanding and Overcoming Underachievement in Women and Girls ? A Reprise (pages 183-199): Carrie WinstanleyChapter 8 Understanding and Overcoming Underachievement in Boys (pages 201-218): Barry HymerChapter 9 Improving the Quality of Identification, Provision and Support for Gifted and Talented Learners from Under?Represented Communities Through Partnership Working (pages 219-263): Ian WarwickChapter 10 Gifted and Talented Children with Special Educational Needs ? Underachievement in Dual and Multiple Exceptionality (pages 265-301): Diane MontgomeryChapter 11 Using Assistive Technologies to Address the Written Expression Needs of the Twice?exceptional Student (pages 303-325): William F. Morrison, Tara Jeffs and Mary G. RizzaChapter 12 Case Studies of Three Schools Tackling Underachievement (pages 327-343): Diane Montgomery

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The Gifted Adult A Revolutionary Guide for Liberating Everyday Genius [Audiobook]


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English | September 22, 2020 | ASIN: B08HSJ5KFH | M4B@64 kbps | 17h 37m | 480 MB
Author: Mary-Elaine Jacobsen PsyD | Narrator: Rosemary Benson
Are you relentlessly curious and creative, always willing to rock the boat in order to get things done…extremely energetic and focused, yet constantly switching gears…intensely sensitive, able to intuit subtly charged situations and decipher others’ feeling? If these traits sound familiar, then you may be an Everyday Genius – an ordinary person of unusual vision who breaks the mold and isn’t afraid to push progress forward….
As thought-provoking as Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence, psychologist Mary-Elaine Jacobsen’s The Gifted Adult draws on a wide range of groundbreaking research and her own clinical experience to show America’s 20 million gifted adults how to identify and free their extraordinary potential. The Gifted Adult presents the first practical tool for rating your Evolutionary Intelligence Quotient through an in-depth personality-type profile.

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Perfectionism and Gifted Children


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English | 2012 | pages: 142 | ISBN: 161048679X | EPUB | 6,2 mb
Parents and educators expect gifted children to be well-behaved, studious, and hard working. Why, then, do so many have trouble in school? According to Dr. Rosemary Callard-Szulgit, perfectionism-the number one social-emotional trait of gifted children-can actually immobilize some children and cause social adjustment problems for others. This explains why so many of today’s gifted children do not, or cannot, complete school assignments or even follow through on personal responsibilities.

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I Am Gifted, So Are You!


Free Download Adam Khoo, Tony Buzan, "I Am Gifted, So Are You!"
English | 2014 | pages: 285 | ISBN: 9814561487 | PDF | 5,1 mb
Every student can achieve and excel if given the opportunity! This book will inspire legions of students to stretch and realize their potential. It tells the inspiring story of an underachieving 13-year-old’s rise to become among the top 1% of students in the National University of Singapore, and earn a place on the Dean’s List every consecutive year for outstanding academic achievements. Adam shares with readers the skills and success strategies of his personal journey, in simple and clear terms, with exercises to help train others in his techniques. It is the perfect book for students, parents, educators and anyone who wants to enhance his or her brainpower.

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English for Gifted and Talented Students 11-18 Years


Free Download Geoff Dean, "English for Gifted and Talented Students: 11-18 Years"
English | ISBN: 1412936055 | 2008 | 128 pages | EPUB | 1175 KB
Looking for ways to stretch your best English students? By focusing on what excites and motivates all learners, this book provides teachers with a clear guide to designing English instruction for gifted learners, including how to identify advanced students, using ICT effectively in lessons, measuring students′ progress, and personalizing learning.

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