Discovering and developing talents in Spanish-speaking students / / Joan Franklin Smutny, Olivia Bola�os, Kathryn P. Haydon, Gina Estrada Danley
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Smutny Joan F.
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Discovering and developing talents in Spanish-speaking students / / Joan Franklin Smutny, Olivia Bola�os, Kathryn P. Haydon, Gina Estrada Danley
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| Pubblicazione: | Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , [2012] |
| �2012 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xviii, 194 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 371.82968073 |
| Soggetto topico: | Hispanic Americans - Education |
| Education, Bilingual - United States | |
| English language - Study and teaching - Spanish speakers | |
| Gifted children - United States - Identification | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | SmutnyJoan F. |
| AllanJessica | |
| ThoelckeTrey | |
| DuboweMichael | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""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"" | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Discovering and developing talents in Spanish-speaking students |
| ISBN: | 1-4522-8359-1 |
| 1-4522-7986-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910817435003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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