Growing Up Gifted: Developing the Potential of Children at Home and at School

by Barbara Clark

A new edition of the text examining educational systems and attitudes geared toward nurturing gifted students in elementary and secondary schools. The volume considers questions of excellence and equity, defines concepts of intelligence and creativity, outlines the particular development challenges of the gifted student, and evaluates programs for optimizing learning through differentiated content, individualized instruction, and a continuum of services for continuity. Includes the most frequently asked questions about gifted students and education with thoughtful responses in addition to illustrations and case study examples. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Genres: Education, Parenting, Nonfiction

607 pages, Hardcover

First published April 23, 1979

Reviews

[Alexi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, well rounded information on the education of the gifted. Quite old at this point so there isn’t the precise instructional information or methodologies or anything, but a solid introduction to the topic.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been reading this books for some of the gifted classes that I've been taking, and I really like it. I've learned so much about gifted and talented students from these course and for this amazing resource!

[psvansc · Rating 3 out of 5]

Extremely interesting read with excellent resources for instructing Gifted children. Includes good information for parents as well. Textbook.