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UNDERSTANDING GIFTEDNESS : a guide for parents and educators.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Understanding atypical development.
- Understanding atypical development
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gifted children--Education.
- Gifted children.
- Gifted children--Identification.
- Gifted children--Psychology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (189 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [S.l.] : ROUTLEDGE, 2019.
- Summary:
- This concise, accessible guide explores the different models behind the concept of giftedness, examining the criteria for evaluating and identifying gifted children, in order to provide a deeper understanding of the lives of children and young people with high cognitive potential. It offers practical advice to parents and teachers, highlighting common queries and misconceptions and presenting evidence-based suggestions for management methods. Key topics covered include the difference between being gifted and talented, how to identify a gifted child, neurological differences between gifted children and their peers, dealing with perfectionism, and the best ways to parent and teach a gifted child. Avoiding prescriptive rules, the authors emphasise the importance of knowing and understanding the individual child whilst utilising research around giftedness to promote the best possible outcomes. Illustrated with case studies of student and teacher perspectives, the book offers an inclusive perspective and practical strategies, whereby the development of individual potential is viewed not only as a way to promote the psychological well-being of the individual but also as an opportunity and benefit for society. Understanding Giftedness is essential reading for parents and caregivers, as well as practitioners in clinical and educational psychology, counselling, mental health, nursing, child welfare, public healthcare and those in education who want to help young people develop their talents and achieve their full potential.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- About the editors
- Preface
- PART I: Understanding giftedness
- 1. An in-depth look at giftedness
- Definition of giftedness and talent
- Are there a lot of myths about gifted children?
- The concept
- Practical suggestions
- Profiles of the gifted and talented
- Identification and assessment
- Twice exceptionality or misdiagnosis?
- Note
- References
- 2. The gifted adolescent world
- To be an adolescent gifted student
- Risk factors
- A complex model for gifted adolescents
- 3. Learning for gifted students is not so easy
- Introduction
- The role of executive functions at school
- Developmental executive functions
- Notes
- 4. Educating gifted and talented students in everyday school practice
- Enrichment and gifted programs
- Challenging gifted and talented students
- Gifted and talented students need to work independently on their interest and talent areas
- Academic acceleration as an effective intervention for gifted students
- Cluster grouping
- Conclusions
- 5. Being a parent of gifted children and adolescents: personal strategies to support growth
- The role of parents
- Family and school
- Relationships with siblings
- Managing stress in gifted and talented children
- Strategies
- PART II: Supporting gifted students in school
- 6. Watching the plants grow: understanding giftedness in science
- Giftedness and high ability in science
- What makes for a gifted scientist?
- Spotting gifted science students
- Scientific interests
- Observational skills
- Awe and wonder
- Inquiring minds
- Testing truths.
- The laboratory of the imagination
- Watching paint dry - or plants grow
- Implications for teachers
- Implications for parents
- In conclusion
- 7. Teachers' conceptions of giftedness and gifted education: an international perspective
- Teachers' conceptions
- Methodology
- Procedures and data analysis
- Results
- Discussion
- Limitations and future research
- Conclusion
- 8. Implementing Schoolwide Enrichment Model for talent development: perspectives from students and teachers in Italy
- Case study sample
- Data-gathering approach: design-based research experiments
- Challenges of design-based research experiments: validity and reliability
- Ethical considerations
- Methods
- Findings
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-429-84082-9
- 0-429-84083-7
- 0-429-45281-0
- 9780429452819
- OCLC:
- 1127875780
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