Growing Up Gifted

Growing up Gifted is a major scholarly work now in its 5th edition. At 607 pages, it is designed to be used as a textbook on the subject of giftedness. This is a resource and reference guidebook primarily for teachers and other educators, but parents of GATE students who need or want a more detailed, in-depth treatment of giftedness will find this a virtual encyclopedia on the subject. Everything from educational barriers, intelligence concepts, creativity, developing potential, morals, programs, support, identification, optimization, differentiation, middle and high school, special cases and more is covered.

To provide you with a sneak preview, a brief summation by sections and chapter titles is included below:

PART I: Understanding the Gifted Individual

1. Gifted Education and Talent Development: An issue of excellence and Equity

2. Who Are the Gifted Individuals?

3. Creativity: The Highest Form of Giftedness

4. Becoming Gifted

5. Growing Up Gifted

PART II: Understanding the Gifted Individual

6. Programs for Gifted Learners

7. Developing Support Systems for Programs for Gifted Learners

8. Finding Gifted Students in the Schools

PART III: Understanding the Gifted Individual

9. Optimizing Learning: The Foundation of Educating Gifted Learners

10. Differentiating Content and Individualizing Instruction for Gifted Learners

11. Providing Continuity to a Continuum of Services for Gifted Learners

12. Issues and Concerns in the Education of Gifted Learners

EPILOG: Education of Gifted Learners: A Predictor of Future Possibilities for Society

David L. Jones , GATE parent

Growing Up Gifted Developing the Potential of children at Home and at School

Growing Up Gifted
Developing the Potential of children at Home and at School