ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book reviews what researchers know about gifted children regarding intelligence, creativity, and identification. It examines why educators must understand gifted students’ ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. The book also examines the factors that can enhance or inhibit a student’s journey to developing gifts into talents. It helps the teachers understand twice-exceptional learners, their lived experience in classrooms, and how educators can best support them within gifted services. The book explores the ideal classroom environment to foster advanced learning, including grouping strategies and programming options for optimal student growth. It covers assessment techniques, teaching strategies, and curricular modifications that will help teachers work smarter in planning and instruction for talented children.
