Empowering Gifted Minds: Educational Advocacy That Works

ISBN: 1932186026

Author: Gilman, Barbara Jackson

Condition: New

The definitive manual on gifted advocacy, this book takes parents and teachers from documenting a childs abilities to providing reasonable educational options year by year. The necessity for daily accommodations in regular instruction (not just enrichment pull-outs) is emphasized by the children themselvesin case studies and their own accounts. Learn about the problems and solutions for gifted students: *The Experience of Giftedness *What Do We Mean by "Gifted"? *Testing Considerations *Curriculum and Instruction *Underachievement: When a Child is Too Advanced for the Educational Program *Underachievement: Gifted Children With Learning Disabilities or Other Deficits *Successful Programs for Gifted Students *Models of Advocacy for Parents *Teachers of the Gifted *Charter Schools *Planning Your Childs Program Year By Year