Gifted Young Children is a practical guide to identifying and supporting young children who may be gifted or talented.
Louise Porter outlines how to identify and provide educationally for children aged up to 8 years with advanced development. She explains how teachers and parents can promote children's emotional and social adjustment, including ways to enhance self-esteem, encourage friendships and support their autonomy. She shows how parents can discuss giftedness with children and respond to their needs.
Updated to reflect recent research, this second edition is a valuable resource for parents and anyone working with or caring for a gifted or talented child.
Praise for the first edition:
a wealth of creative ideas and practical advice for developing the talents of this under-served population. Her humour and candor, compassion and insight will endear her work to readers internationally.'
Joan Franklin Smutny, Director, Center for Gifted, National-Louis University, USA
a comprehensive text that will meet the needs of a wide range of readers from early childhood professionals and teachers to parents.'
Wilma Vialle, The Australasian Journal of Gifted Education
interesting, clear and comprehensive'
Helen Wilson, Research Centre for Able Pupils, Oxford Brookes University,UK
By:
Louise Porter (Griffith University Australia) Imprint: Allen & Unwin Country of Publication: Australia Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 530g ISBN:9781741145748 ISBN 10: 1741145740 Pages: 288 Publication Date:01 May 2005 Recommended Age: From Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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ELT Advanced
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Part I Understanding giftedness 1 Signs of gifted development in young children 2 Transforming giftedness into talent Part II Emotional needs of gifted children 3 Emotional issues for gifted children 4 Self-esteem 5 Social needs 6 Autonomy Part III Educational provisions 7 A rationale for gifted education 8 Assessing developmental advances in young children 9 Meeting gifted young children's learning needs 10 Disadvantaged gifted children 11 Gifted children with learning disabilities 12 Formulating a policy about gifted learners 13 Parenting gifted children
