Description
What happens when a child’s giftedness seems to “cancel” a learning disability? Often, neither exceptionality is properly identified, resulting in frustration, anxiety and depression. Discover helpful strategies for recognizing and supporting twice-exceptional students and hear firsthand from a student whose “stealth” dyslexia and processing disorder masked her giftedness for over a decade.
- Hear first-hand what it means to be multi-exceptional from a student who is gifted and dyslexic
- Understand the academic and emotional challenges faced in working with and/or living with a student who has multi-exceptionalities
- Analyze the positive and negative impact that labeling may have on both a child and the parents
- Increase their awareness of the “masks” that multi-exceptional students may wear and strategies for aiding them
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Presenter Bio
Carol Raymond has served as a G/T specialist, classroom teacher, elementary music specialist, and private music instructor. Her degrees in music performance (BM), elementary music education (BME) and gifted education (MEd) provide a unique blend of expertise in her current position at E.A. Young Academy in North Richland Hills, TX. Ms. Raymond is the author of numerous differentiated math and science units and created the social/emotional curriculum for Hardin Simmons University’s summer gifted program.
Michael – Ashtabula Area City Schools (verified owner) –
Good information
Patricia – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Having a person who is affected by these conditions in the presentation really made it meaningful and intentional.
Cassidy – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This course will help teachers to better see the whole child and focus less on one specific aspect.
lydia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Best one I’ve viewed today
DIANA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
very helpful–eye opener
Rosemary – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed it. It was very interesting.
Michele – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very informative! Thank you
Gail – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting in informative.
Michelle – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Speaker gives first hand experience of a twice exceptional student
Kimberly – Jefferson Area Local Schools (verified owner) –
It was very effective to have a “real life” example of a twice exceptional student and to hear her personal experience with her learning difficulties. It was like a little window into her brain.