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Author: Donna Y. Ford
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780807735350
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis text offers a discussion of the effort to end underachievement among gifted Black students and to increase the multicultural and multiracial representation of youth in gifted education.
Author: Donna Y. Ford
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781593634872
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores the importance of identifying these students and the necessity of nurturing these unique young individuals. Presents the challenges facing gifted African American students in schools and examines alternate ways of addressing these issues. Focuses on the social, cultural, familial, school, and psychological factors that work to undermine gifted black students' achievements, but if explored, could benefit them. Provides educators with promising approaches to aid in the prevention of underachievement and under-motivation.
Author: Donna Y. Ford
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-09-03
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 1000494772
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEach year, the United States witnesses significant changes in the demographics of its citizens. Accordingly, schools—and the students we teach—are also changing. With such changes come the need, responsibility, and obligation for educators to provide students with an education that is both rigorous and culturally responsive. This book bridges the gap that exists between educating advanced learners and educating culturally different learners. Multicultural Gifted Education, 2nd ed. addresses various topics, including racially and culturally diverse students and families, historical and legal perspectives on educating gifted and minority students, culturally responsive curriculum and assessment, and counseling students from a multicultural perspective.
Author: Sylvia B. Rimm
Publisher: PRUFROCK PRESS INC.
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 74
ISBN-13: 1593631936
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Author: James R. Delisle
Publisher: ASCD
Published: 2018-01-16
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 1416625356
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith Doing Poorly on Purpose, veteran educator James R. Delisle dispels the negative associations and stereotypes connected to underachievement. By focusing on smart kids who get poor grades—not because they’re unable to do better in school but because they don’t want to—Delisle presents a snapshot of underachievement that may look far different from what you envision it to be. There is no such thing as a “classic underachiever.” Students (and their reasons for underachieving) are influenced by a wide range of factors, including self-image, self-concept, social-emotional relationships, and the amount of dignity teachers afford their students. Helping “smart” students achieve when they don’t want to is not an easy task, but you can reengage and inspire students using Delisle’s insights and practical advice on these topics: * Autonomy * Access * Advocacy * Alternatives * Aspirations * Approachable Educators Smart, underachieving students need the reassurance that they are capable, valuable, and worth listening to despite their low academic performance. If these students—who are otherwise academically capable—don’t feel they are getting respect from those in charge of their learning, then the desire to conform and achieve is minimized. In a word, they want dignity. Don’t we all?
Author: Donna Y. Ford
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-09-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 1000495744
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne pervasive educational issue is the national underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic students in gifted education. Virtually every school district is grappling with having too few students from these groups identified as gifted and served in gifted classes and programs. Recruiting and Retaining Culturally Different Students in Gifted Education addresses this long-standing national problem through the dual lens of recruitment and retention. The focus is on how to equitably recruit (screen, refer, and/or assess) culturally different students and, just as importantly, to retain them. Recruitment and retention require providing academic, cultural, and social supports to culturally different students and ensuring that educators are willing and able to address issues and barriers. No time is better than now to address and correct the underachievement albatross, and the focus on recruitment and retention holds the greatest promise. Nominated for a 2014 NAACP Image Award in the Outstanding Literary Work-Instructional Category
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2002-08-30
Total Pages: 497
ISBN-13: 0309074398
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSpecial education and gifted and talented programs were designed for children whose educational needs are not well met in regular classrooms. From their inceptions, these programs have had disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic minority students. What causes this disproportion? Is it a problem? Minority Students in Special and Gifted Education considers possible contributors to that disparity, including early biological and environmental influences and inequities in opportunities for preschool and K-12 education, as well as the possibilities of bias in the referral and assessment system that leads to placement in special programs. It examines the data on early childhood experience, on differences in educational opportunity, and on referral and placement. The book also considers whether disproportionate representation should be considered a problem. Do special education programs provide valuable educational services, or do they set students off on a path of lower educational expectations? Would students not now placed in gifted and talented programs benefit from raised expectations, more rigorous classes, and the gifted label, or would they suffer failure in classes for which they are unprepared? By examining this important problem in U.S. education and making recommendations for early intervention and general education, as well as for changes in referral and assessment processes, Minority Students in Special and Gifted Education will be an indispensable resource to educators throughout the nation, as well as to policy makers at all levels, from schools and school districts to the state and federal governments.
Author: Don Ambrose
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-06-17
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 1136674675
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book looks beyond the predominant conceptual frameworks that dominate thinking about giftedness and talent. Leading thinkers in the field of gifted education question fundamental assumptions about high ability and probe the larger contexts that influence gifted education.
Author: Alexinia Y. Baldwin
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2004-03-06
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9781412904315
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Author: Del Siegle
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-10-17
Total Pages: 126
ISBN-13: 1000489817
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy are some gifted children willing to tackle new challenges whereas others seem insecure or uninterested? Why do some gifted students achieve while others become caught in a cycle of underachievement? Are there strategies teachers and parents can implement that promote an achievement-oriented attitude? The Underachieving Gifted Child: Recognizing, Understanding, and Reversing Underachievement answers these important questions. Although there are many factors that contribute to achievement, achievement-oriented students exhibit four key traits: they believe that they have the skills to perform well, they expect that they can succeed, they believe what they are doing is meaningful, and they set realistic expectations and implement strategies to successfully complete their goals. This book offers specific strategies to help increase student achievement by improving students' attitudes in these four important areas.
