Growing up gifted : developing the potential of children at home and at school / Barbara Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Barbara, 1931-2021.

Contributor:

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gifted children--Education--United States.

Gifted children.

Gifted children--Education.

United States.

Physical Description:

xvii, 617 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Merrill/Prentice Hall, [2002]

Contents:

Part I Understanding the Gifted Individual

Chapter 1 Discussing Issues of Excellence and Equity: Gifted Education and Talent Development 3

The Dual Mission of Gifted Education 4

A Rationale for Gifted Education and Talent Development 5

Excellence, Equity, and the Gifted Student 7

Interest in Educating Gifted Learners 10

Barriers to Appropriate Education for Gifted Students and the Development of Talent 12

Other Current Issues 19

A Declaration of the Educational Rights of the Gifted Child 19

Chapter 2 Discovering Who the Gifted Individuals Are 24

Intelligence, Giftedness, and Talent Development 25

The Concept of Intelligence 34

Characteristics of Gifted Learners 56

Highly and Exceptionally Gifted Individuals 57

Chapter 3 Being Creative: Going Beyond Giftedness 73

Creativity: Views of the Concept 74

Characteristics Commonly Found in Creative Individuals 82

Conditions That Enhance or Inhibit the Development of Creativity 86

Measuring Creativity 93

Being Creative 98

Chapter 4 Becoming Gifted 108

Early Learning: The Importance of Developing Potential 111

Optimizing Learning: Developing Giftedness (Birth Through 2 Years) 116

Nurturing Giftedness During Early Childhood (2 Through 5 Years) 134

Parenting Gifted Children: Teachers of the Gifted at Home 150

Chapter 5 Growing Up Gifted 167

Social-Emotional Development and Giftedness 168

The Self-Concept of the Gifted Individual 177

Moral Development 189

The Developing Personality 192

Adolescence: A Particularly Challenging Period of Growth 196

Part II The School and the Gifted Individual

Chapter 6 Developing Support Systems for Programs for Gifted Learners 213

Programs for Gifted Learners Yesterday and Today 215

Teachers of the Gifted: At School 217

The Importance of Support for Effective Programs 234

Counselors and Psychologists As Support Personnel 241

Gaining the Support of the Community 246

Chapter 7 Providing a Continuum of Services for Gifted Learners 252

Developing Programs for Gifted Learners 253

Program Organizations and Structures for Gifted Learners in the Elementary Schools 272

Program Organizations and Structures for Gifted Learners in the Middle School and High School 282

Chapter 8 Outreach of Programs and Program Evaluation 300

Career Education for the Gifted Learner 301

Rural Programs 306

Using the Community 307

Homeschooling: An Alternative Approach 308

Global Education 311

Evaluating Programs for Gifted Learners 313

Chapter 9 Finding Gifted Learners in the Schools 319

Different Approaches to Discovering Giftedness 321

Search, Screening, and the Identification Procedures 323

Identifying Culturally Diverse, Disabled, and Educationally Atypical Gifted Learners 341

Labeling Gifted Learners 351

Part III Teaching Gifted Learners

Chapter 10 Establishing the Foundation for Educating Gifted Learners 361

Curriculum Models Often Used to Educate Gifted Learners 363

Seven Steps to Optimizing Learning 378

Creating the Responsive Learning Environment 379

Assessment of the Needs and Abilities of Gifted Learners 388

Chapter 11 Planning for Integrative Education: Using Brain Research in the Classroom 399

Integrating Intellectual Processes: The Integrative Education Model 400

Integrating Cognitive Processes: Combining Rational-Linear and Spatial-Gestalt Functions of the Brain Hemispheres 401

Integrating Affective Processes 409

Integrating Physical Processes 417

Integrating Intuitive Processes 423

Sample Lessons for Integrating Intellectual Processes 434

Chapter 12 Differentiating and Individualizing the Curriculum and Instruction for Gifted Learners 446

Differentiating the Curriculum and Instruction for Gifted Learners 448

Individualizing Instruction 476

Evaluating Learning and Teaching 486

Reflect and Re-form 491

Chapter 13 Understanding the Diversity of Cultures and Giftedness 496

Cultural Diversity and Giftedness 497

Multicultural Education and Gifted Learners 500

Gifted Females 501

Racially and Ethnically Diverse Gifted Populations 520

Economically Disadvantaged or Low-Socioeconomic-Status (SES) Gifted Students: The Culture of Poverty 529

Chapter 14 Supporting Gifted Learners With Special Needs 539

Underachieving Gifted Students 541

Gifted Learners With Disabilities 552

Epilogue: Education of Gifted Learners: A Predictor of Future Possibilities for Society 565.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [567]-596) and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

0130944378

OCLC:

47443945