05338oam 2200601 450 991079746860332120190911103511.01-4522-8359-11-4522-7986-1(OCoLC)901327739(MiFhGG)GVRL912(EXLCZ)99371000000045671420120608h20122012 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrDiscovering and developing talents in Spanish-speaking students /Joan Franklin Smutny, Olivia Bola�os, Kathryn P. Haydon, Gina Estrada DanleyThousand Oaks, California :Corwin,[2012]�20121 online resource (xviii, 194 pages) illustrationsGale eBooksDescription based upon print version of record.1-4129-9636-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.""COVER""; ""DISCOVERING AND DEVELOPING TALENTS IN SPANISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Publisher�s Acknowledgments""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHORS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""The Challenge We Face""; ""The Potential for Change""; ""CHAPTER 1: THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF U.S. SCHOOLS: A CALL TO ACTION""; ""Demographics""; ""Potential Obstacles to Educating Hispanic Youth""; ""Language Barrier""; ""Poverty""; ""High-Poverty Schools""; ""High School Dropout Rate""; ""College Enrollment Rates""; ""Disproportionality: Hispanics in Special Education""""Underrepresentation in Gifted Programs""""Barriers to Entry""; ""Why Hispanic Enrollment in Gifted Programs Matters""; ""Putting the Puzzle Together""; ""CHAPTER 2: BILINGUALISM: A COGNITIVE STRENGTH""; ""Advantages of Bilingualism""; ""Cognitive and Intellectual Benefits for Child Interpreters""; ""Stages of Second-Language Acquisition""; ""Academic Language""; ""Words Into Action""; ""CHAPTER 3: A CULTURAL PRIMER""; ""Priorities""; ""Respect for Educators""; ""Student Behavior""; ""Influence of Demographics and Schooling Levels""; ""Bridging the Cultural Divide""""Administrator Responsibilities""""Parent Involvement Opportunities""; ""Teacher and Administrator Responsibilities""; ""Integrating Culture Into the Curriculum""; ""Districtwide Responsibilities""; ""Understanding Parents� Motives to Learn or Not Learn English""; ""Maintaining the Native Language""; ""Why Is It Important to Maintain the Native Language?""; ""CHAPTER 4: RECOGNIZING TALENTS, ABILITIES, AND CREATIVITY IN YOUR SPANISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS""; ""From Average Student and Daydreamer to World-Famous Author""; ""Difficult First Grade, Highly Successful Second Grade: A Case Study""""Lessons Learned: Four Guideposts""""The Einstein Experience""; ""Broadening Concepts of Intelligence: Gardner and Torrance""; ""Torrance�s Creative Positives in Disadvantaged Youth""; ""Motivation Is Key to Teaching ELLs""; ""Enrique and the Creative Positives""; ""Tools of the Trade""; ""Interest Inventories""; ""Portfolios""; ""Parental Input""; ""Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking""; ""Next Steps""; ""CHAPTER 5: IDENTIFYING GIFTED HISPANIC STUDENTS""; ""What Is “Gifted� Anyway?""; ""Characteristics of Gifted Individuals""; ""Three Broad Characteristics of Giftedness""""Questions to Ask to Determine if Students Fall Into These Categories""""Importance of Early Identification""; ""Gifted Characteristics of Child Interpreters""; ""Recommending Students for Your School�s Gifted Program""; ""Potential Roadblocks and Issues""; ""Review""; ""CHAPTER 6: EFFECTIVE WAYS FOR TEACHERS TO CONNECT WITH SPANISH-SPEAKING PARENTS""; ""Establishing a Team: Parent, Teacher, and Student""; ""Explaining Giftedness and Gifted Education to Parents""; ""Hosting Successful Parent Meetings""; ""Staying in Touch With Parents About Their Children�s Progress""""Working With Overburdened and Resistant Parents""This book provides teachers and leaders with the skills needed to uncover each child's abilities and boost achievement for Spanish-speaking students. It shows how to recognize students' unique strengths; identify and develop the gifts of bilingualism and different cultures; create challenging learning experiences for every student in the class; adapt tools and strategies to meet each learner's unique needs; and connect with parents and the greater Spanish-speaking community.Hispanic AmericansEducationEducation, BilingualUnited StatesEnglish languageStudy and teachingSpanish speakersGifted childrenUnited StatesIdentificationHispanic AmericansEducation.Education, BilingualEnglish languageStudy and teachingSpanish speakers.Gifted childrenIdentification.371.82968073Smutny Joan F.950399Smutny Joan F.Allan JessicaThoelcke TreyDubowe MichaelMiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910797468603321Discovering and developing talents in Spanish-speaking students3870972UNINA