A Call to Action

Blanche E. Sosland

doi:10.5771/9781475864298

Summary

Although twice exceptional students are gradually receiving more recognition and intervention, they are still a grossly underserved segment of the school population. A Call to Action: Identification and Intervention for Twice and Thrice Exceptional Students begins with basic information about twice exceptional students—students who are both gifted/talented and who also have learning disabilities—and provides strategies for how educators can identify these students. It is imperative that classroom teachers provide intervention to address both exceptionalities since these students often score at grade level on standardized tests, the giftedness score lowered by the learning disability raised by the giftedness, resulting in neither exceptionality being addressed because they do not qualify for either of the special services.

This book discusses the Informal Reading Inventory, how it should be administered, and how the information provided by this instrument can enable the classroom teacher to meet the special needs of these students. It also presents Stopwatch Spelling, a program that with a fast-paced, confidence-building approach, helps many students overcome a frustrating impediment to becoming proficient readers and spellers. A Call to Action draws upon classroom and clinical experiences, field work, and interviews with twice exceptional students of all ages, parents, and community partners.

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Copyright year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-6427-4
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-6429-8
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 120
Product type: Book Titles

1. Dedication No access
2. Contents No access
3. Foreword No access
4. 1. Christina’s Wonderful Recollections No access
5. Acknowledgments No access
1. Introduction No access
2. Characteristics of Twice Exceptional Students No access
3. Strengths and Weaknesses of Twice Exceptional Students No access
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2. Characteristics and Behaviors of 2E No access
3. Chapter 2. Identification of Twice Exceptional Students No access
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2. Chapter 4. Informal Reading Inventory No access
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2. Chapter 5. Stopwatch Spelling No access
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2. Chapter 6. Twice Exceptional Students: Natural Aptitudes No access
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2. Chapter 7. Thrice Exceptional Students’ Challenges No access
1. Introduction No access
2. Anonymity No access
3. Cyber Stalking No access
4. Denigration No access
5. Exclusion No access
6. Flaming No access
7. Harassment No access
8. Impersonation No access
9. Outing No access
10. Trickery No access
11. Chapter 8. “Thou Shalt Not Bully” No access
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2. Parent Advocacy No access
3. Format for Class Meeting No access
4. Parent Participation No access
1. Introduction No access
2. Test-Taking Accommodations No access
1. Assessment of Letter Name Knowledge No access
Appendix B No access Pages 107 - 108
References No access Pages 109 - 112
Index No access Pages 113 - 118
About the Author No access Pages 119 - 120