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Chapter 9

Children Who Have Children Who Have Special Special

Gifts and TalentsGifts and Talents

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Historical Overview

• Culture defines giftedness

• Stanford Binet IQ test defines giftedness

• IQ scores are not fixed over time

• Multiple intelligence

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Federal Definition of Gifted

Children and youth with outstanding talent perform, or show the potential for performing, at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experience, or environment.

These children and youth exhibit high performance capability in intellectual, creative, and/or artistic areas, possess an unusual leadership capacity, or excel in specific academic fields. They require services or activities not ordinarily provided by schools.

Outstanding talents are present in children and youth from all cultural groups, across all economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor.

Ross, P.(Ed.). (1993). National Excellence. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.

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Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences

• Linguistic intelligence• Logical-mathematical intelligence• Spatial intelligence• Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence• Musical intelligence• Interpersonal intelligence• Intra-personal intelligence• Naturalist intelligence• Existential*

* unconfirmed

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Studies of Students with Special Gifts and Talents

• Terman

• Speyer School

• Hunter

• Lubinski

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Creativity

• Beghetto (2008)– Generate novel ideas, products, or solutions– Process

• Dimensions (Treffinger et al., 2002)– Generating ideas– Digging deeper into ideas– Courage to explore ideas– Listening to one’s inner voice

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Factors that Contribute to Special Gifts and Talents

• Genetics and Environment

• Gender

• Social and Emotional Development

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Information Processing Model

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Identification

• Subjective Measures

• Objective Measures

• Project U-Stars

• Intelligence Tests

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Underachievers who have Special Gifts and Talents

• Terman and Oden– Greater feelings of inferiority – Less self-confidence– Less perseverance– Less of a sense of life goals

• McCoach & Siegle– Motivation– Academic goals

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Culturally Diverse Students with Special Gifts and Talents

• Universal access to high-quality early childhood programs

• Special curriculum– Problem-based learning (PBL)

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Twice Exceptional

• Students with Special Gifts and Talents with a disability– Learning Disabilities– Asperger’s Syndrome

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Educational Adaptations Adapting the Learning Environment

• RTI Model• Flexible Pacing

– Skipping grades– Telescoping grades– Advance placement– Dual enrollment in high school and college– Early college admission

• Grouping– Cluster grouping– Performance grouping

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Educational Adaptations Adapting the Curriculum

• Effective Education Programs

• Curriculum Compacting

• Content Sophistication

• Advanced Placement

• International Baccalaureate Programs

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Educational Adaptations Adapting Teaching Strategies

• Increasing productive Thinking

• Problem-Based Learning

• RTI Model

• Reasoning, Resilience, and Responsibility Curriculum

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Educational Adaptations Adapting Technology

• Accessing resources

• Accessing online programs

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Life Span Issues

• Homeschooling

• Prolonged Schooling

• Financial Consideration

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ProfilesCranshaw, Zelda, and Pablo

• Characteristics– Similarities – Differences– Special Gifts and Talents

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Profiles Cranshaw, Zelda, and Pablo

• Strategies – Adapting the learning environment– Adapting technology– RTI Tiers