Publisher's Synopsis
This book will guide teachers and parents in the identification of gifted children, and it will help them to understand their social and emotional needs. The book's contributors - who have decades of professional experience with gifted children and their families - provide practical guidance from different perspectives. The topics covered include: identification and characteristics of gifted children * motivation and underachievement * educational planning and the optimal development of giftedness and talents * parenting concerns * types of gifted programs * consulting gifted children. (Series: Make Them Shine. Giftedness Viewed Differently - Vol. 2) [Subject: Gifted Education, Children's Studies]
