Essentials of Gifted Assessment

Essentials of Gifted Assessment provides a succinct, easy-to-understand overview of what we know and dont know about assessment of giftedness in children. It discusses what it means to be gifted, various dimensions of giftedness, and traditional and non-traditional approaches to assessing children for giftedness. It provides answers to questions most frequently asked by parents and educators and offers specific, evidence-based strategies to promote the talent of high-ability students. Introduces a new model for identifying and assessing students who are uniquely bright and talented. Offers an up-to-date guide to assessment measures of intelligence, cognitive abilities, and achievement tests and instruments. Provides invaluable information and recommendations on how to assess gifted students with coexisting disabilities and disordersthe twice exceptional student. Answers the questions most commonly asked by parents and educators about gifted kids. Each chapter features extensive illustrative material including callout boxes, bulleted points, and end-of-chapter test questions.