Rev. ed. of: Able underachievers. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Why do the gifted and talented underachieve? : How can masked and hidden talents be revealed? / Diane Montgomery -- Literacy, flexible thinking and underachievement / Joan Freeman -- What do we mean by an 'enabling curriculum' that raises achievement for all learners? : An examination of the TASC problem-solving framework : thinking actively in a social context / Belle Wallace -- How can inclusive and inclusional understandings of gifts/talents be developed educationally? / Jack Whitehead and Marie Huxtable -- Effective teaching and learning to combat underachievement / Diane Montgomery -- Changing the teaching for the underachieving able child : the Ruyton School experience / Lee Wills and John Munro -- Understanding and overcoming underachievement in women and girls : a reprise / Carrie Winstanley -- Understanding and overcoming boys' underachievement / Barry Hymer -- Improving the quality of identification, provision and support for gifted and talented learners from under-represented communities through partnership working / Ian Warwick -- Gifted and talented children with special educational needs : underachievement in dual and multiple exceptionality / Diane Montgomery -- Using assistive technologies to address the written expression needs of the twice-exceptional student / William F. Morrison, Tara Jeffs, and Mary G. Rizza -- Case studies of three schools tackling underachievement / Diane Montgomery.
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