Students with Both Gifts and Learning Disabilities: Identification, Assessment, and Outcomes - Neuropsychology and Cognition 2004 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Introduction Susan Baum. 1. Learning Disabilities, Giftedness, and Gifted/LD Robert J. Sternberg and Elena Grigorenko. 2. The Identification of Gifted Students with Learning Disabilities: Challenges, Controversies, and Promising Practices. D. Betsy McCoach, Thomas J. Kehle, Melissa A. Bray, and Del Siegle. 3. Unraveling the Mysteries of GLD: Toward the Application of Cognitive Theory to Assessment Judy L. Lupart. 4. Linking Assessment and Diagnosis to Intervention for Gifted Students with Learning Disabilities Linda E. Brody and Carol J. Mills. 5. Dyslexia and Visual Spatial Talents: Are They Connected? Catya von Karolyi and Ellen Winner. 6. To Read but Not to Read: Identifying and Understanding the Nature of Poor Reading Comprehension in Children Kate Nation. 7. Gifted Adults with Learning Disabilities in Postsecondary Settings. Mary K. Tallent-Runnels and Carol A. Layton. 8. Compensation Strategies Used by High Ability Students with Learning Disabilities Sally M. Reis and Lila M. Ruban. 9. Summoning Up the Spirits from the Vast Deep: LD and Giftedness in Historic Persons P. G. Aaron, R. Malatesha Joshi, and Emily S. Ocker. 10. Interventions Work, but We Need More! Tina M. Newman. Index. Publisher Marketing: While the past 25 years have seen a growing interest in students with both gifts and learning disabilities, the published material has focused predominantly on students who have only one area of gifts -- high IQ. Students with Both Gifts and Learning Disabilities tries to provide the reader with a broader conceptualization of the gifted/LD learner to include students who have gifts in other domains and who would benefit from being identified and having their talents nurtured. This volume aims to: - Provide information for elementary, secondary, and college educators including pre-service teachers, special and regular education teachers, gifted coordinators, college resource centers, and educational administrators who are looking to develop a better understanding ofstudents with unusual learning profiles; - Provide resources for both education and psychology researchers to enlighten the state of research in this area and to provide the impetus for future work; - Provide information for families, including parents and students who have differential learning profiles and who are looking for a greater understanding of what this means to them. Students with Both Gifts and Learning Disab

Contributor Bio:  Sternberg, Robert J Robert J. Sternberg, PhD, is Provost and Senior Vice President as well as Professor of Psychology at Oklahoma State University. His PhD is from Stanford and he holds 11 honorary doctorates. Sternberg is the author of roughly 1250 publications and has won two dozen awards. He is President-Elect of the Federation of Associations of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, President of the International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology, and a former President of the American Psychological Association.