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Pulls many areas of gifted research, knowledge, and applications together in a clear and concise manner This is a one-stop book for teachers whhave high-abilitygifted students in a classroom and need tunderstand how these students brains work and how tplan effective instruction - Mary Beth Cary, Teacher, Worth County Primary School, Sylvester GA What does it mean tbe gifted and talented? The second edition of David Sousas best-selling How the Gifted Brain Learns helps bring clarity tthis topic, leveraging the latest neuroscientific findings tseparate fact from fiction and provide teachers with practical strategies for engaging artistically and intellectually advanced learners This reader-friendly guide gives elementary and secondary teachers the help they need tnot only recognize and challenge their gifted learners, but alstsupport gifted students whunderachieve Acknowledging that students are often gifted in specific subject areas, the text includes chapters dedicated ttalents in language, math, and the arts Special From the Desk of a Teacher sections offer classroom-tested examples of the instructional applications suggested by research In addition tfeaturing new research and expanded curriculum ideas, this second edition helps answer questions about: - How the brains of gifted students are different - How tgauge if gifted students are being adequately challenged - How tidentify students whare both gifted and learning disabled - How improving programmes for the gifted and talented benefits other students - How tbetter identify gifted minority students, whare often underrepresented in gifted programmes This resource is a one-stop shop of brain-compatible strategies for teaching the full range of gifted students!
