num_pages: 151
description: This book is a guide to help teachers parents guidance counselors and other stakeholders understand the importance of intervention for gifted children and to become an advocate for those individuals who are developmentally advanced. The reader becomes engaged in the analogy of a three part airplane journey to the world of gifted Embarking on a Journey; Preparing for Departure and Planning for Arrival. The author offers insightful case studies followed by strategies for both teachers and parents gained from personal experiences and research to identify and work with different types of children who present unique challenges due to their special needs of high potential. By presenting a historical overview in gifted education from a global perspective Your Passport to Gifted Education provides current internationally-researched information to clarify what is meant by giftedness according to various cultures. The book encourages the development of a growth mindset in the reader to seek to identify various characteristics of high ability in all children. Four international high ability identification models are introduced including one relatively new to North America the High Performance Learning Framework (HPL) currently used throughout China Europe the Middle East and South East Asia. Dispelling the myth that gifted children do not need our help the reader gains insight into the uniquely different types of gifted individuals. The book concludes by awarding the reader with a Landing Card to serve as a bookmarker that underpins the best teaching practices in gifted education. A directory list of websites for international gifted organizations is also included to offer additional resources for those who want to continue their journey as advocates and learn how other countries support gifted children around the world. 
language: English
title: Your Passport to Gifted Education
publisher: Springer