This book is a guide to help teachers, parents, guidance counselors
and other stakeholders understand the importance of intervention for
gifted children and to become an advocate for those individuals who
are developmentally advanced. The reader becomes engaged in the
analogy of a three part airplane journey to the world of gifted
education: ‘Embarking on a Journey;’ ‘Preparing for Departure’
and ‘Planning for Arrival.’ The author offers insightful case
studies followed by strategies for both teachers and parents gained
from personal experiences and research to identify and work with
different types of children who present unique challenges due to their
special needs of high potential. By presenting a historical overview
in gifted education from a global perspective, Your Passport to Gifted
Education provides current internationally-researched information to
clarify what is meant by ‘giftedness’ according to various
cultures. The book encourages the development of a growth mindset in
the reader to seek to identify various characteristics of high ability
in all children. Four international high ability identification models
are introduced, including one relatively new to North America, the
High Performance Learning Framework (HPL), currently used throughout
China, Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia. Dispelling the
myth that gifted children do not need our help, the reader gains
insight into the uniquely different types of gifted individuals. The
book concludes by awarding the reader with a ‘Landing Card’ to
serve as a bookmarker that underpins the best teaching practices in
gifted education. A directory list of websites for international
gifted organizations is also included to offer additional resources
for those who want to continue their journey as advocates and learn
how other countries support gifted children around the world.
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ISBN
9783319476384
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Springer Nature
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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