Table of Contents

Part I Understanding giftedness

1 Signs of gifted development in young children

2 Transforming giftedness into talent

Part II Emotional needs of gifted children

3 Emotional issues for gifted children

4 Self-esteem

5 Social needs

6 Autonomy

Part III Educational provisions

7 A rationale for gifted education

8 Assessing developmental advances in young children

9 Meeting gifted young children's learning needs

10 Disadvantaged gifted children

11 Gifted children with learning disabilities

12 Formulating a policy about gifted learners

13 Parenting gifted children

About the Author

Dr Louise Porter PhD, MA (Hons), M.Gifted.Ed, Dip.Ed is a child psychologist and trained teacher with 25 years' experience working with young children, their parents and educators. She is an adjunct senior lecturer in Education at Flinders University, South Australia, and author and editor of several books including Educating Young Children with Additional Needs and Student Behaviour.