6. AT THE END OF THE DISCUSSION, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO:
• DESCRIBE WHAT IS GIFTED?
• ENUMERATE AND DESCRIBE WHAT ARE LEARNING
CHALLENGES
• DEFINE WHAT ARE TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
• IMPLORE THE IMPORTANCE OF HELPING TWICE EXCEPTIONAL
CHILDREN
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
7. Some children are highly gifted in areas such as
math, writing or music. Then there are those with
challenges that affect learning: They could have
ADHD, dyslexia or dyscalculia, or perhaps they’re
autistic or have sensory processing issues.
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8. But there are also kids who fit both categories.
They’re called twice-exceptional, or 2e, which
means that they have exceptional ability and
disability.
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9. Gifted kids can use their strengths to
compensate for the special need, and in the
process mask their learning problems. Or the
special needs can mask the giftedness.
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11. Who is Gifted?
In Germany and some
other countries, we define
a child as gifted when the
IQ is higher than 130.
12. Who is Gifted?
Children who are gifted are
defined as those who
demonstrate an advanced
ability or potential in one or
more specific areas when
compared to others of the
same age, experience or
environment.
13. Who is Gifted?
Gifted children come from all
different racial and ethnic
backgrounds, as well as
economic status.
14. Who is Gifted?
While no two gifted children are the same, many share
common gifted characteristics and traits, such as:
• Advanced thinking and comprehension above their
age peers
• Emotional intensity at a young age
• Heightened sense of self awareness
• Highly developed curiosity
• Excellent memory
16. • Learning challenges affect people of all
ages.
• Usually those affected are frustrated and
discouraged, not knowing why they struggle,
when others seem to find work easy. They
are often very intelligent or gifted, they just
process information differently.
Learning Challenges of Children:
17. • Not all of these students are seen as having
special needs, or learning disabilities, but
they are struggling learners.
Learning Challenges of Children:
18. • Learning challenges are
neurologically based,
which means they have
roots in the neurological
system.
Learning Challenges of Children:
19. • The neurology of
learning or neurological
network (1) of our brain
develops from our
neuro-reflexes and
movement.
Learning Challenges of Children:
20. • Processing skills (2) are
how we use our neuro
pyramid number network,
Learning Challenges of Children:
21. • life management skills
(executive functioning)
(3) are how we manage
our neuro network.,
Learning Challenges of Children:
22. • Without these tools in
place, or with weak
underlying processing
skills and executive
functioning, a learner will
struggle academically
(4).
Learning Challenges of Children:
23. Examples of learning disorders
include:
• Dyslexia – difficulty with reading
• Dyscalculia – difficulty with math
• Dysgraphia – difficulty with writing
Learning Challenges of Children:
26. One definition of twice-exceptional
children includes children who are
identified as gifted but demonstrate
evidence of one or more disabilities.
What does it mean to be a Twice-Exceptional (2e)
Child?
27. Twice-exceptional learners are students who
demonstrate the potential for high achievement
or creative productivity in one or more domains
such as math, science, technology, the social
arts, the visual, spatial, or performing arts or
other areas of human productivity AND who
manifest one or more disabilities.
What does it mean to be a Twice-Exceptional (2e)
Child?
28. These disabilities include specific learning
disabilities, speech and language disorders,
emotional/behavioral disorders, physical
disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD),
or other health impairments, such as Attention-
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
What does it mean to be a Twice-Exceptional (2e)
Child?
29. Twice-exceptional children are also defined as
students showing evidence of exceptional
ability and disability, which results in a unique
set of circumstances.
What does it mean to be a Twice-Exceptional (2e)
Child?
30. How Can We
Recognize the Twice-
Exceptional Learner?
Parents are the first
contacts of the 2e
children, and they
recognize their gifts,
potential, talents, and
disabilities as well.
31. How Can We
Recognize the Twice-
Exceptional Learner?
The optimal way to pick
up on twice
exceptionality is through
a neuropsychological
evaluation.
32. How Can We
Recognize the Twice-
Exceptional Learner?
The 2e children have two
seemingly paradoxical sets
of behaviors: high cognitive
and creative abilities, as well
as those associated with
their particular challenge
area.
33. Typical gifted behaviors include:
• Sense of humor
• Unusual alertness early in life;
• Strong long-term memory and short-term memory;
• Rapid learning and quick thinking;
• Large vocabulary and complex sentence structure for their age;
• Longer attention spans, persistence in subjects in which they are interested;
• Highly developed curiosity and asking limitless questions;
• Imaginary playmates and vivid imaginations;
• Wide range of interests;
• Experimentation and doing things differently;
36. Why Twice-Exceptional (2e) Kids are Overlooked?
One reason twice-exceptional kids
are in danger of slipping through
the cracks is that their schools are
set up to help kids meet grade-
level academic skills, and they may
be on grade level, despite their
challenges.
37. Why Twice-Exceptional (2e) Kids are Overlooked?
In some situations, the student is
not recognized or identified as
gifted because the disability serves
to overshadow the intellectual or
academic gift.
38. Why Twice-Exceptional (2e) Kids are Overlooked?
In other situations, the student is
identified as gifted but not
diagnosed as having a coexisting
disability because the advanced
intellectual or academic abilities
camouflage the disability.
40. Parents are the first important
contact to support a 2e child by
laying the foundation of how the
child expects to interact with the
world, and by setting a strong
example, the parent can help lead
the child toward their full
developmental potential.
The Challenge of Educating the Twice-Exceptional (2e) Child:
41. • The focus needs to be more on
the solution rather than dealing
with all the problems.
• Creativity and flexibility, and
thinking in a positive direction, can
help parents and educators to
learn how to support gifted and
twice-exceptional children.
The Challenge of Educating the Twice-Exceptional (2e) Child:
42. How Can We Help the Twice-
Exceptional (2e) Children?
43. Getting support can help twice-
exceptional children reach their full
potential, both in terms of
academics and on the emotional
front.
How Can We Help the Twice-Exceptional (2e) Children?
44. According to Dr. Zamora, an expert on
children with twice-exceptionality, “If
parents are well informed about what’s
going on with the kid, if the teachers really
understand that this is a bright kid who
just has these one or two areas of
weakness, it can affect the way the
teachers talk to the kid, the way they
teach the kid,”.
How Can We Help the Twice-Exceptional (2e) Children?
45. In the Global Center for Gifted and Talented
Children, they use different kinds of methods to
help gifted and twice-exceptional children:
• Solution-Oriented Therapy and Positive Emotions;
• Art Therapy;
• Animal-Assisted Therapy
