Twice-Exceptional Gifted Children ─ Understanding, Teaching, and Counseling Gifted Students

This comprehensive text provides an overview of who these students are, how teachers can tap into their strengths and weaknesses and what educational strategies should be implemented to help these students succeed in school and beyond. The book will guide a collaborative team step-by-step through the process of identifying students' needs, selecting modifications and accommodations, and developing a comprehensive plan to meet the diverse needs of twice-exceptional children. By implementing the strategies suggested in this book, teachers of twice-exceptional gifted students can ensure these students do not just survive in the classroom, but thrive.

Beverly A. Trail, Ed.D., is the National Association for Gifted Children's Special Population Network Chair. She is a twice-exceptional consultant, trainer, researcher, and frequent presenter at the National Association for Gifted Children and the Council for Exceptional Children conventions. Her career in education spans 22 years with experience at the district level as gifted education coordinator, resource teacher, and twice-exceptional consultant. As a result of her extensive work in gifted education, she was inducted into the Colorado Academy of Educators for the Gifted, Talented, and Creative.