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Supporting Twice-Exceptional Students: A Q&A from Emily Kircher-Morris
By Emily Kircher-Morris, author of Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today’s Classroom Twice-exceptional (2e) learners are a unique layering of advanced cognitive ability (giftedness) and neurodivergence (autism, ADHD, dyslexia, etc.). Sometimes, their giftedness hides their struggles, until they are no longer … Continue reading
Supporting 2e Students: How to Bridge the Gaps Between Gifted, General, and Special Education Classrooms
By Emily Kircher-Morris, author of Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today’s Classroom Allowing gifted, general, and special education classrooms to exist as islands in our schools is not a viable option for our twice-exceptional (2e) students. The movement toward inclusive education … Continue reading
Teaching Twice-Exceptional Students
By Susan Winebrenner, M.S., author of Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom Do any of these kids remind you of students you have taught over the years? Consider Jon, whose oral storytelling skills create vivid images in the listener’s mind, … Continue reading
Snappy Answers to Stupid Excuses (for Parents of Gifted Kids)
By Jim Delisle, coauthor of The Gifted Teen Survival Guide When it comes to understanding and serving gifted kids, school administrators run the gamut from awful to awesome—and I’ve worked with both types. The awful ones may talk a good … Continue reading
Cash in on Learning: What I’ve Learned from Twice-Exceptional Students: Five Keys to Success
by Richard Cash, Ed.D., Free Spirit Publishing author of Advancing Differentiation: Thinking and Learning for the 21st Century Of the many students I’ve had the pleasure to work with, one young man stands out from the rest. In the mid-1990s, … Continue reading