Twice Exceptional: Supporting and Educating Bright and Creative Students with Learning Difficulties

by Scott Barry Kaufman (Editor)

In an educational system founded on rigid standards and categories, students who demonstrate a very specific manifestation of intelligence flourish, while those who deviate tend to fall between the cracks. Too often, talents and interests that do not align with classroom conventions are left unrecognized and unexplored in children with extraordinary potential but little opportunity. For twice-exceptional (2e) children, who have extraordinary strengths coupled with learning difficulties, the problem is compounded by the paradoxical nature of their intellect and an unbending system, ill-equipped to cater to their unique learning needs.

Twice Supporting and Educating Bright and Creative Students with Learning Difficulties provides cutting-edge, evidence-based approaches to creating an environment where twice-exceptional students can thrive. Viewing the 2e student as neither exclusively disabled nor exclusively gifted, but, rather, as a dynamic interaction of both, leading experts offer holistic insight into identification, social-emotional development, advocacy, and support for 2e students. With chapters focusing on special populations (including autism, dyslexia, and ADHD) as well as the intersection of race and 2e, this book highlights practical recommendations for school and social contexts. In expounding the unique challenges faced by the 2e population, Twice Exceptional makes a case for greater flexibility in our approach to education and a wider notion of what it means to be academically successful.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction, Adhd, Parenting

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2018

About the author

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D., is a humanistic psychologist exploring the depths of human potential. He has taught courses on intelligence, creativity, and well-being at Columbia University, NYU, the University of Pennsylvania, and elsewhere. In addition to writing the column Beautiful Minds for Scientific American, he also hosts The Psychology Podcast, and is author and/or editor of 9 books, including Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization, Wired to Create: Unravelling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind (with Carolyn Gregoire), and Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined. In 2015, he was named one of "50 Groundbreaking Scientists who are changing the way we see the world" by Business Insider. Find out more at http://ScottBarryKaufman.com.

Reviews

[Cardyn Brooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well structured in four Parts: Identification, Support, Special Populations, Models. The list of contributors reads like a who's who among expert twice exceptional professionals. Chapters are bursting with references for those who want to follow the research. Evidence Based Strategies throughout; value in each chapter. A great resource to own. Special Populations (which as a parent, I was not inclined to read in it's entirely), was most surprising - fabulous summaries and turns of phrase that help describe the what it means to be twice exceptional.

Identifying and serving this vulnerable population can be done.

[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is definitely uneven and choppy with different writing styles, and some repetition of 2e concepts. Also some chapters pertain to our situation more than others. But I had a ton of highlights and learned lots of good nuggets of information that make it very worth reading as I can pull these ideas and concepts out to use as needed.

[Katrina Dreamer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thorough and instructive. Because each chapter is written by different people, and they are written like scholarly journal articles, there is a fair amount of overlap, especially with defining LD and gifted. Some chapters could have been edited better as I found several errors in grammar and also extra words. Overall, I find it to be a valuable resource.

[Ck · Rating 2 out of 5]

At a high level, this book is a great overview with solid strategies. If you live outside the US - like I do- the book has limited utility as it has very detailed information for understanding and navigating the US educational system.

[Morgan]

Not as practically useful as I had hoped, but still a good overview of the twice exceptional population. And honestly, I never really find education books quite as practically useful as I would like.

[Mills College Library]

371.9 T972 2018