Gifted Education : Current Perspectives and Issues.
This volume addresses the most current perspectives and issues related to giftedness and is written by leaders in the field. An excellent resource for special educators, administrators, mental health clinicians, school counselors, and psychologists, this volume addresses the different educational is...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bradford :
Emerald Group Publishing Limited,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Advances in special education.
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Table of Contents:
- Front cover; gifted education: current perspectives and issues; copyright page; contents; list of contributors; preface; legal issues in gifted education; introduction; legal issues in gifted education: three primary areas; current and future trends and their implications; current best practices; conclusion; references; assessment of individuals who are gifted and talented; characteristics of individuals with special gifts and talents; assessing elements of the gifted prototype; common procedures; conclusion; references; placement of students who are gifted; introduction; overview.
- Macro program model approachescommonly used program/service models; non-negotiable factors of service placement; future trends; conclusion; references; giftedness as it relates to culturally and linguistically diverse students; foundational frameworks of giftedness; intelligence outside the box; identifying cld students with gifts and talents; promoting effective programming for cld students; inclusive instructional models for cld students with gifts and talents; beyond narrow confines: a look at the future; conclusion; references.
- Underrepresentation of african american and hispanic students in gifted education: impact of social inequality, elitism, and colorblindnessintroduction; national gifted underrepresentation trends for african americans and hispanics (1998-2006); a perfect storm: social inequality, elitism, and colorblindness; summary and recommendations; conclusion; notes; references; inclusion and giftedness; introduction; giftedness; differentiated instruction; curricular models and instructional strategies; conclusion; references; multicultural differentiated instruction for gifted students; introduction.
- Gifted education context by racecurricular and learning challenges and considerations; differentiated supports and services; putting the bloom-banks matrix to use: pros and cons of quadrants using stem focus; conclusion; references; effective practices and the development of talents in schools and classrooms; introduction; from research to practice or vice versa: a continuum of evidence; programming options: nonnegotiables in effective practice; curriculum models differentiated for talented learners; exemplary classroom strategies and practices.
- Future trends and innovation in effective practicereferences; technology and giftedness; technology and education in general; current best practices for technology; future trends and technologies; conclusion; references; recruiting and retaining gifted black students in stem majors: implications for college counselors; introduction; barriers to stem success; postsecondary considerations; conclusion; references; families and gifted learners: developing talent and advocating for their own; introduction; families as developers of talent; families advocating for their own.