Gifted young children : a guide for teachers and parents /

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Author / Creator:Porter, Louise, 1958-
Imprint:Buckingham : Open University Press, 1999.
Description:xv, 352 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4069969
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ISBN:0335205526
9780335205523
Notes:Includes bibliography (p. 306-343) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. A rationale for gifted education
  • 2. The meaning of giftedness
  • 3. The making of talent
  • 4. Recognising advanced development in young children
  • 5. Assessing developmental advances in young children
  • 6. Emotional adjustment of gifted children
  • 7. Gifted young children's self-esteem
  • 8. Promoting resilience in gifted young children
  • 9. Meeting gifted young children's social needs
  • 10. Meeting gifted young children's learning needs
  • 11. Teaching gifted children considerate behaviour
  • 12. Children whose gifts are disguised
  • 13. Counselling gifted young children and their families
  • 14. Formulating a policy on advanced learners
  • App. I. Checklists
  • App. II. IQ tests.