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.
Angela – GARFIELD RE-2 (verified owner) –
This course if very eye-opening and affirming.
Stephanie – NEWARK CITY (verified owner) –
Some good information on twice exceptional children. More geared toward lower grades
Paula – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and well paced.
Julie – GARFIELD RE-2 (verified owner) –
I thought hearing from a twice exceptional student was enlightening.
Keith – GARFIELD RE-2 (verified owner) –
This was very informative course. I found it interesting how giftedness and learning disorders can mask each other.
Ryan – Ashtabula Area City Schools (verified owner) –
It was a good course.
Marisa – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course! What I enjoyed the most is that the presenter actually used a real student profile with different teacher observations of that same student throughout some of her school years that described the struggles this student had throughout her learning. And, what made the presentation more authentic was that the actual student was part of the presentation and a presenter as well.
Erin – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
It was fine. I liked that she brought in the personal experiences of her step-daughter. My biggest concerns were with the misconceptions of dyslexia. I’m not sure why she was talking about vision therapy for dyslexia diagnoses unless this is an older training. Dyslexia is neurobiological in origin and is NOT a vision disorder.
Devia – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided some valuable information of students with multi-exceptionalities. Good course for teachers of students with emotional and behavior disorders.