Teaching Gifted Students With Disabilities

by Susan K. Johnsen (Editor)

For the first time, the Gifted Child Today Reader series brings together the best articles published in Gifted Child Today, the nation's most popular gifted education journal. Each book in this series is filled with exciting and practical classroom ideas, useful summaries of research findings, discussions of identification and classroom management, and informed opinions about educating gifted kids. Anyone involved in education will benefit from the practical, research-based ideas this unique series has to offer. Students who have both gifts and disabilities exhibit remarkable talents or strengths in one area and disabling weaknesses in another. For example, the student may be highly verbal, but may be disorganized or have poor spelling and handwriting skills, as well. As he or she grows older, the gap may widen between expectations and performance. The focus is only on the disability and not the gifts. Teaching Gifted Students With Disabilities offers both general information on gifted students with disabilities, as well as specific analysis of those with ADHD and Asperger's Syndrome. Several case studies offer an empathic first-person view from the eyes of teachers, parents, and the students themselves, and a section on identification and instructional strategies will arm teachers with crucial information and ideas on how to work with and help these students.

181 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2005

About the author

Susan K. Johnsen, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at Baylor University. She directs the Ph.D. program, and programs related to gifted and talented education. She is past-president of the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented. She is editor of Gifted Child Today; coauthor of the Independent Study Program, RTI for Gifted Students, Using the National Gifted Education Standards for University Teacher Preparation Programs, Using the National Gifted Education Standards for PreK–12 Professional Development; and author of more than 200 articles, monographs, technical reports, and other books related to gifted education.

Reviews

[Kirsten · Rating 5 out of 5]

Actually quite enjoyed this book! I read this for a class over the course of a few weeks, and it was quite informative without being too dry.

I enjoyed the information presented, the chapters were each relatively short and to the point. It was a little repetitive (the amount of times 2E was defined, WISC was mentioned, and the three categories of 2E, was kind of monotonous) but otherwise I felt the information was pretty fresh in each chapter.

If you're looking for a book with parent and teacher tips and information to help understand 2E students/children, this is a good read.

[Val]

Good for anyone teaching