Most leaders in American society recognize that gifted children are among our most precious natural resources. Following the Soviet Union s launch of the Sputnik in the 1960s, our country focused resources on identifying and nurturing America s intellectually gifted. Less than a decade later, however, America s gifted and talented have become an almost neglected special-needs population for a variety of socio-cultural, political, and economic reasons. Even American psychology has given little attention to the unmet and under-met needs of America s most promising youth.

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Explore the challenges, opportunities, and pitfalls of the inclusion of students with disabilities in your classroom

Exciting, complex, and challenging shifts in American education are occurring today. First, schools are moving to embrace student diversity and accommodate the classroom experience to support diverse ways of organizing students for learning. Second, teachers are moving away from a traditional didactic instructional mode and embracing a facilitator role that encourages creating innovative classroom learning opportunities. Third, there is a shift from the view of the...

Explore the challenges, opportunities, and pitfalls of the inclusion of students with disabilities in your classroom Exciting, complex, and challenging shifts in American education are occurring today. First, schools are moving to embrace student diversity and accommodate the classroom experience to support diverse ways of organizing students for learning. Second, teachers are moving away from a traditional didactic instructional mode and embracing a facilitator role that encourages creating innovative classroom learning opportunities. Third, there is a shift from the view of the school as...

In Innovative Mental Health Interventions for Children: Programs that Work, leading authorities in child and family mental health provide compelling descriptions of these clinically validated and economically feasible prevention programs. This vital book provides clinical psychologists and trainers with descriptions of the most successful prevention programs that have addressed children's mental health problems. Each chapter describes an internationally recognized program, examining its mission and goals, key treatment ingredients, logistical and operational considerations, evaluation data,...

A how to guide concentrating on practical strategies for implementing assessment projects in residential treatment centers and psychiatric hospitals. The eight clinicians and administrators contributing to the volume introduce the political and social issues involved with treatment outcome, criteria for selecting instruments to assess treatment,

An Up-to-Date Overview of the Theory and Practice Underlying Gifted Assessment

Essentials of Gifted Assessment introduces readers to the theory and practice underlying gifted assessment. Steven Pfeiffer, a leading expert in the field of gifted assessment, discusses what it means to be gifted, why we should identify gifted students, and the purposes of gifted assessment.

Well-organized and engaging, the book examines key principles of gifted assessment and provides an up-to-date overview of gifted assessment measures. Topics include the use of local norms, measuring...

Incorporates the most recent thinking and cutting-edge research from a wide range of fields related to gifted education, including developmental and social psychology, the neurosciences, cognitive science, and education.

This is a must-read for education practitioners who deal with gifted and talented students. This superb handbook brings together leading experts from the fields of psychology and education, combining theory and applied empirical research on a range of crucial topics.