About this ebook
Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the latest research and advances in the field, the Second Edition includes new content outlining the positive and negative impacts of Response to Intervention (RtI) on twice-exceptional learners and recommends comprehensive assessments to identify their strengths and challenges, determine significant discrepancies in abilities, and evaluate any impacts on their learning and academic performance. This new edition also includes revised recommendations for screening and identifying twice-exceptional students, critical insights for understanding and supporting mental health issues, and updated analysis from the DSM-5 for Autism Spectrum Disorder, Specific Learning Disorder, and ADHD.
Ideal for teachers, coaches, and administrators looking to better understand their most talented learners, the fresh strategies, updated definitions, and comprehensive assessments included in this book will ensure that twice-exceptional gifted students don’t just survive in the classroom, but thrive.
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About the author
Beverly A. Trail is a twice-exceptional consultant, trainer, and researcher. She has 25 years’ experience as a teacher and gifted education program coordinator, and coordinated the Gifted Education Master’s degree program at Regis University, USA. She served as National Association for Gifted Children’s Special Population Network Chair and Parent Network assistant chair and was a frequent presenter at National Association for Gifted Children and the Council for Exceptional Children Conventions.
