Gifted or Just Plain Smart?

Teaching the 99th Percentile Made Easier

By (author) Audrey M. Quinlan

Publication date:

08 March 2017

Length of book:

114 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781475831146

This book will provide an overview of some of the controversies and issues that face teachers from elementary through high school who are including gifted students in their regular classrooms. It will also provide support, strategies, and some humor for all stakeholders—parents included.

Dedication
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: History and Definitions of Gifted Education
Chapter 2: Theories, Models, Positions, Attitudes, and Controversy
Chapter 3: Myths, Truths, and Characteristics of Gifted Students
Chapter 4: Strategies, Tips, and Delivery
Chapter 5: Identifying Special Populations of Gifted Students
Chapter 6: Assessment Issues
Chapter 7: Teachers of Gifted Students
Chapter 8: Building on Experience: Voices from the Field
Chapter 9: Resources
Conclusion
About the Author
Index

Gifted or Just Plain Smart? is a “must read” for any educator who works with the gifted population! Not only will I recommend this book to my colleagues, but I also will use it as my go-to guide for the rest of my career. Dr. Quinlan fuses current research with peoples’ personal experiences to deliver information in an honest manner that makes sense. The strategies and tips presented are especially helpful to practitioners because they are situated in historical and theoretical contexts. Simply stated, teachers who read this text will know what to do and why to do it!