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Joys and Challenges of Gifted, 2021 Virtual Event
Melissa King's presentation on March 20, 2021 for Talent Development Institute. This presentation emphasizes the needs of special, twice-exceptional, and all learners, particularly in light of the past year with Covid-19. Numerous resources are included for parents, teachers, and homeschool teachers/parents. ...
Davidson Institute
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Why Can’t We Use the Word Gifted?
I often ponder this question and wonder why “gifted” causes teachers, parents and students (some, not all) to bristle at this word. In his address to the Iowa Association for the Gifted (2005) Michael C. Thompson said, “Somehow, in our egalitarian society, the fact of gifted intelligence puts us in a state of ethical dissonance. What we know about gifted children appears to clash with what we know about social equality and universal human value. But the...
Why Should an Evaluation of a Gifted Child Require Unique Knowledge?
Assessing gifted children is not like assessing any other type of child. I am often asked whether or not it matters if a psychologist or specialist who routinely evaluates children necessarily needs to have a working understanding of the complexities of gifted children, and each time I say, “Yes!” Unlike other populations of children, the test performances of gifted children on measures of cognitive abilities vary tremendously. Without getting too complicated, let me list some...
Gifted and Learning Disabled?
For many, the notion of an individual being both gifted and learning disabled is a paradox that is not easily comprehended. These children and adults do exist however, and the identification and teaching of such individuals is a great and immediate challenge to those of us who are evaluators and educators. While the field of gifted/LD is one of potential controversy, research has shown us that these two conditions can, and do, exist simultaneously. Children...