Written for both parents and educators who work with children of advanced abilities, Drs. Matthews and Foster present practical strategies to identify and nurture exceptionally high ability in children. They promote the mastery (rather than the mystery) model of gifted education and challenge several common practices and assumptions. They offer ways to determine each child's level of learning and say that it is simply appropriate to provide the educational experiences that every child needs at a particular time. Features include: Mastery vs. Mystery models, How giftedness develops, Relevant brain research, Use and misuse of assessment, Programming options, Social and behavioral concerns, Teacher development processes, Parenting strategies, and more.
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A highly readable and accessible volume about the development of children with gifts and talents. Both practical and theoretical, it is informed by the most recent research, and it is filled with useful information and insights. It will be valued by teachers, parents, and counselors. --Frances Degen Horowitz, Ph.D., University Professor; President Emerita, The City University of New York Graduate Center
Being Smart About Gifted Education - A Guidebook for Educators and Parents is an updated version of the 2004 book, Being Smart About Gifted Children. The authors, Dona Matthews and Joanne Foster, have rewritten the book to include the most recent research on brain development, recent trends in the education system, and new ways of focusing efforts to meet the needs of gifted learners... This is a thoughtful and instructive handbook which will be quite useful to teachers and administrators, as well as parents of gifted children. --Lorel Shea, BellaOnline's Gifted Education Editor
By presenting exciting new work on mindsets, as well as recent research findings on expertise and cognitive neuroscience, these authors show the importance of habits of mind in cognitive development. This book will prompt re-examination of many long-held beliefs! --Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., Lewis & Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology, Stanford University
Rich with examples, this book highlights the importance of an optimal match between challenging and engaging school and home experiences and opportunities to develop gifts and talents! A practical, thoughtful contribution by two leading experts! --Sally M. Reis, Ph.D., Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Teaching Fellow, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut
Talent is transformed into high performance through a willingness to try, invest time in guided practice, and persist when tasks are difficult. These authors describe ways to do just that. --Dr. Frank C. Worrell, University of California-Berkeley, Discussant, Processes and Issues in Gifted Education: American Education Research Association Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Talent is transformed into high performance through a willingness to try, invest time in guided practice, and persist when tasks are difficult. These authors describe ways to do just that. --Dr. Frank C. Worrell, University of California-Berkeley, Discussant, Processes and Issues in Gifted Education: American Education Research Association Conference, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
A highly readable and accessible volume about the development of children with gifts and talents. Both practical and theoretical, it is informed by the most recent research, and it is filled with useful information and insights. It will be valued by teachers, parents, and counselors. --Frances Degen Horowitz, Ph.D., University Professor; President Emerita, The City University of New York Graduate Center
Being Smart About Gifted Education - A Guidebook for Educators and Parents is an updated version of the 2004 book, Being Smart About Gifted Children. The authors, Dona Matthews and Joanne Foster, have rewritten the book to include the most recent research on brain development, recent trends in the education system, and new ways of focusing efforts to meet the needs of gifted learners... This is a thoughtful and instructive handbook which will be quite useful to teachers and administrators, as well as parents of gifted children. --Lorel Shea, BellaOnline's Gifted Education Editor
By presenting exciting new work on mindsets, as well as recent research findings on expertise and cognitive neuroscience, these authors show the importance of habits of mind in cognitive development. This book will prompt re-examination of many long-held beliefs! --Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., Lewis & Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology, Stanford University
Rich with examples, this book highlights the importance of an optimal match between challenging and engaging school and home experiences and opportunities to develop gifts and talents! A practical, thoughtful contribution by two leading experts! --Sally M. Reis, Ph.D., Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Teaching Fellow, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut
Talent is transformed into high performance through a willingness to try, invest time in guided practice, and persist when tasks are difficult. These authors describe ways to do just that. --Dr. Frank C. Worrell, University of California-Berkeley, Discussant, Processes and Issues in Gifted Education: American Education Research Association Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Talent is transformed into high performance through a willingness to try, invest time in guided practice, and persist when tasks are difficult. These authors describe ways to do just that. --Dr. Frank C. Worrell, University of California-Berkeley, Discussant, Processes and Issues in Gifted Education: American Education Research Association Conference, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
A highly readable and accessible volume about the development of children with gifts and talents. Both practical and theoretical, it is informed by the most recent research, and it is filled with useful information and insights. It will be valued by teachers, parents, and counselors. --Frances Degen Horowitz, Ph.D., University Professor; President Emerita, The City University of New York Graduate Center
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