2nd Edition

Gifted Young Children A guide for teachers and parents

By Louise Porter Copyright 2005
284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

Gifted Young Children is a practical guide to identifying and supporting young children who may be gifted or talented. Louise Porter outlines how to identify and provide educationally for children aged up to 8 years with advanced development. She explains how teachers and parents can promote children's emotional and social adjustment, including ways to enhance self-esteem, encourage... Read more
Part I Understanding giftedness

1 Signs of gifted development in young children

2 Transforming giftedness into talent

Part II Emotional needs of gifted children

3 Emotional issues for gifted children

4 Self-esteem

5 Social needs

6 Autonomy

Part III Educational provisions

7 A rationale for gifted education

8 Assessing developmental advances in young children

9 Meeting gifted young children's learning needs

10 Disadvantaged gifted children

11 Gifted children with learning disabilities

12 Formulating a policy about gifted learners

13 Parenting gifted children

Biography

Dr Louise Porter PhD, MA (Hons), M.Gifted.Ed, Dip.Ed is a child psychologist and trained teacher with 25 years' experience working with young children, their parents and educators. She is an adjunct senior lecturer in Education at Flinders University, South Australia, and author and editor of several books including Educating Young Children with Additional Needs and Student Behaviour.