Mar 22, 2012

Twice Exceptional!

Twice Exceptional Children Overlooked

“Too often the strengths and interests of Gifted-Learning Disabled students are either unrecognized, seen but ignored, put on hold, or are irksome because they are the wrong talents for conventional school achievement.” − Susan Baum and Steven Owen

Please read entire article. It should only take a few minutes and its totally worth it. Whether an educator of any kind, a parent of a special needs child, or just a parent of 'normal' kids- YOU will at some point come in contact with kids like this. Rather then ignoring them because of discomfort, fear, or lack of information on the subject, you will come into contact with them- Whether at a restaurant, the park, the mall, or maybe they're a boy or girl in your kids' class. A seed of awareness is all it takes to make known what it barely known to most people but it will make a world of difference.

http://rochestersage.org/2012/03/13/twice-exceptional-children-overlooked/

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