Talented Children and Adults Their Development and Education

Name: Talented Children and Adults Their Development and Education
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ISBN: 9780130961464

ISBN-10: 0130961469

ISBN-13: 9780130961464

Edition: 2nd 1999

Authors: Jane Piirto

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This extremely comprehensive book takes a developmental approach to giftedness and to talent development in all domains. Designed to cover both the characteristics of gifted students and to present important information on how to teach them, it is appropriate for introductory courses for gifted education and for methods courses. It contains the latest results of federal research projects, suggestions for inclusion, and definitions of who is gifted and talented. In addition, it is the only book in the field with an entire chapter devoted to talented adults. The author's readable prose and case examples written by real teachers contribute to the book's overall usefulness, prompting some…

Book details

List price: $88.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 8/4/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 648
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English




Overview of the Field of Talent Development Education



Who are the Talented? Giftedness, Talent, and Intelligence



Getting Started: Developing a Program for the Talented



Identification of the Academically Talented: High-IQ Talent and Specific Academic Talent



Identification of Creativity



Paths of Talent Development



The Young Talented Child Birth to Grade Two



The Elementary and Middle School Talented Child



High School and College Talented Youth



Talented Adults



Curriculum, Counseling, and At-Risk Talented Students



Precepts for Curriculum for the Academically Talented



Curriculum Practices: In and Out of the Classroom



Social-Emotional Guidance and Counseling Needs of the Talented



Children of the American Dream: Populations of Talented Children Who Need Special Attention



Comparison of Standardized Tests



Gifted/Talented Data Gathering Questionnaire


Index


References