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In this fully revised and expanded second edition, Being Gifted in
School: An Introduction to Development, Guidance, and Teaching
reviews the past developments within the field of gifted education
and identifies the current trends, issues, and beliefs in the
field. This book offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date
introduction to the field of gifted education available. The
authors, who are nationally recognized leaders in the field,
discuss definitions and models of giftedness, identification of the
gifted, teaching methods and best practices, creativity, counseling
and guidance, administrative arrangements, and program prototypes
and evaluation. The book is geared toward educators with questions
regarding curricular and instructional implementation,
administrators facing program planning, parents with an interest in
their child's educational opportunities, and advanced undergraduate
and graduate students curious about trends within gifted education.
By recognizing both typical and atypical gifted students, the
authors enourage readers to defy traditional assumptions about
gifted children and their education.
Conceptual Frameworks for Giftedness and Talent Development
explores current and enduring theories and comprehensive models of
giftedness and talent development. Each chapter: Includes a
description of the model, theory, or framework. Shares the most
important implications of each model, including underrepresentation
and social justice issues. Includes discussion questions for use
with students and professionals. The editors also consider common
issues across conceptual frameworks, such as the degree to which
achievement defines giftedness, the goal of gifted education, and
the role of psychosocial factors. This is a comprehensive reference
for scholars and practitioners in the field, as well as those
studying at the graduate level.
The updated second edition of Suicide Among Gifted Children and
Adolescents explores the suicidal behavior of students with gifts
and talents. It provides the reader with a coherent picture of what
suicidal behavior is; clarifies what is known and what is unknown
about it; shares two major theories of suicide with explanatory
power; and offers an emerging model of the suicidal behavior of
students with gifts and talents. In addition, the book includes
chapters offering insight into the lived experience of students
with gifts and talents, and what we can do to prevent suicide among
gifted students, including creating caring communities and specific
counseling strategies. It also provides a list of resources
available to help.
Raising happy, successful children is a goal of every parent of
gifted children. In On the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted
Children, the nation's leading authority on the psychology of
gifted children offers advice and encouragement for both parents
and teachers. In a thoughtful, conversational style, the author
offers an in-depth look at the complex social and emotional issues
faced by gifted children. This revised and updated fifth edition of
the popular text contains more than 12 new chapters. On the Social
and Emotional Lives of Gifted Children tackles important and timely
issues dealing with the social and emotional needs of today's
gifted children, including who gifted children are and what
giftedness means; how parents, teachers, and counselors can guide
gifted children; the issues facing gifted students in the 21st
century, such as technology and terrorism; and how the education of
gifted children can adapt for the future. This concise, sensitive
look at gifted children and their social and emotional world offers
unique insights for both teachers and parents who support these
special children.
In this fully revised and expanded second edition, Being Gifted in
School: An Introduction to Development, Guidance, and Teaching
reviews the past developments within the field of gifted education
and identifies the current trends, issues, and beliefs in the
field. This book offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date
introduction to the field of gifted education available. The
authors, who are nationally recognized leaders in the field,
discuss definitions and models of giftedness, identification of the
gifted, teaching methods and best practices, creativity, counseling
and guidance, administrative arrangements, and program prototypes
and evaluation. The book is geared toward educators with questions
regarding curricular and instructional implementation,
administrators facing program planning, parents with an interest in
their child's educational opportunities, and advanced undergraduate
and graduate students curious about trends within gifted education.
By recognizing both typical and atypical gifted students, the
authors enourage readers to defy traditional assumptions about
gifted children and their education.
A gifted education Legacy Award winner, Social-Emotional Curriculum
With Gifted and Talented Students provides a thorough introduction
to methods for developing social-emotional curricula for use with
gifted and talented learners in the school setting. Including
overviews of strategies that work for implementing social-emotional
strategies in the everyday curricula, this book, part of the
Critical Issues in Equity and Excellence series, a joint
publication project of the National Association for Gifted Children
and Prufrock Press, combines research and experience from leading
scholars in the field of the affective needs of gifted students in
a convenient guide for teachers, administrators, and gifted
education program directors. The book covers theories to guide
affective curricula, the needs of minority students, models to
develop social-emotional curricula, tips for counseling gifted
students, and strategies to promote the social-emotional needs of
gifted students, along with discussions of suicide prevention among
this population, the use of bibliotherapy and discussion groups,
and the teacher-counselor connection in affective curricula. This
handy guide to developing social-emotional curricula for gifted
students is a necessity for anyone serving and working with this
population. Educational Resource
The second edition of Handbook for Counselors Serving Students With
Gifts and Talents provides the definitive overview of research on
the general knowledge that has been amassed regarding the
psychology of gifted students. This book: Introduces the reader to
the varied conceptions of giftedness. Covers issues specific to
gifted children and various intervention methods. Describes
programs designed to fulfill the need these children have for
challenge. Is updated and expanded, addressing contemporary issues.
Reflects the latest research on giftedness. With chapters authored
by leading experts in the field, Handbook for Counselors Serving
Students With Gifts and Talents is a resource professionals can
turn to for answers to a wide variety of questions about gifted
children.
Raising happy, successful children is a goal of every parent of
gifted children. In this book, the nation's leading authority on
the psychology of gifted children offers advice and encouragement
for both parents and teachers. In a thoughtful, conversational
style, the author offers an in-depth look at the complex social and
emotional issues faced by gifted children.
Completely revised and updated since the popular first edition,
"The Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Kids" tackles important
and timely issues dealing with the social and emotional needs of
today's gifted children. Dr. Cross uses personal insight with
current research to address the experiences of gifted students, how
they cope with mixed messages in a constantly changing society, how
they manage their way through school and home, and how parents and
teachers can help them cope.
The book contains practical suggestions and ideas for guiding and
supporting the development of gifted children. This concise,
sensitive look at gifted children and their social and emotional
world offers unique insights for both teachers and parents who
support these special children.
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