The Bottom Line
If you've wondered why your child/student seems smart yet fails to achieve or seems to be lacking in motivation, this resource helps you understand why. Don't accept the excuse of pure laziness when your gut tells you otherwise. Marlene Bireley from the council of exceptional children tells is straight. If you have or know of a child who is gifted but jusy may also suffer from a learning disability - this book is for you.
Pros
- Extremely Informative and Easily Understood
- Provides Ideas and Practical Strategies
Cons
- Should be Available to All Teachers!
- An Introductory Level Resource
Description
- You'll find the usual characteristics describing a learning disabled/gifted student.
- You'll come away with a much greater understanding on how to meet the needs of crossover children.
- Whether you're a parent, teacher or special educator, this book is a great reference and support.
- Find out what 'Uniquely Gifted' is really all about.
- Helps you understand the special attention needed and identifies the potential risks they face.
- Excellent appendices include resources, organizations, computer programs and a bibliography.
- Of course no individual is the same and this book is quick to point this out.
Guide Review - Crossover Children - Gifted and Learning Disabled
I never would have thought that a gifted child could also have a learning disability until an individual meeting both the criteria for giftedness and learning disabled showed up in my classroom. Initially, he had me completely puzzled. I thought he was quite bright in math and logic but lazy and unwilling to put forth an effort in the language areas. I remember conversing with his parent one day and she told me she was at a loss. She felt he was more defiant than he should be and when asked to do homework he would escape it at any cost with every excuse imaginable. When she offered a helping hand, she realized just how frustrated he became with some of the homework, although, she too admitted, math was never the issue. Sure enough, upon testing this child with the WISC VIII, he was soon identifed as a gifted/learning disabled. That's when I read the book 'Crossover Children'. I learned how to remediate, how to enrich and how to involve my student in problem solving activities that motivated and engaged him. This book was an eye opener and explained the many quirks these children may have. This resource definitely shows you how to bring out crossover children's intellectual gifts and how to support and remediate their areas of need. Sections of the book deal with educational planning and programming for gifted/learning disabled children, behavior and social interventions, academic intervention, academic enrichment, and some things to consider as crossover children grow up
