Gifted Students With Learning Disabilities

Abstract

More than 20 years ago, psychologists first described gifted students with learning disabilities (LD). In the past decade, several sets of identification criteria have been proposed for this population. Many of the suggested assessment practices are unsupported by research in psychoeducational assessment, and some have been directly contradicted by recent research. We argue that an uncritical acceptance of the concept of concomitant giftedness and LD has led to unsound identification procedures and to interventions that are not targeted properly. Specific recommendations for future research and implications for current clinical practice are discussed.

Einstein and dyslexia: Is giftedness more frequent in children with a specific learning disorder than in typically developing children?

“…Lovett, 2011;Lovett & Lewandowski, 2006). To investigate the issue more methodically, we took advantage of a large dataset of 1413 children diagnosed with LD who had been assessed using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV (WISC-IV; Wechsler, 2003), and whose intellectual level had been examined.…”

Translating Interdisciplinary Research on Language Learning into Identifying Specific Learning Disabilities in Verbally Gifted and Average Children and Youth

“…The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition [32] acknowledges that early on students with high verbal ability may read at or near grade level and their reading disabilities are not apparent until fourth grade or later [17]. Too many educators may be giving students a twice exceptional label without adequately identifying and addressing areas of intervention individual students may need [33]. Unfortunately, students who are gifted with mild SLDs are less likely to be identified than those with a more severe SLD [34] [35] because they often score within average range on achievement tests, but well below the student's ability.…”

Children’s Giftedness and Associated Problems. The Twice Exceptionality Phenomenon. Giftedness and Learning Problems. Giftedness and Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (А Review of Literature). Part I

“…По данным E. Winner (2000), у многих одаренных детей диагностированы левшест-во, речевые нарушения и аутоиммунные заболевания [37,70,71]. Существуют научные работы, посвящен-ные сочетанию одаренности с неврологическими и психическими расстройствами, включая синдром дефицита внимания с гиперактивностью (СДВГ), трудности обучения (особенно дислексию), аутизм (в том числе синдром Аспергера), биполярное рас-стройство и мигрень [39,40,[45][46][47][48].…”

“…Однако знание основных пре-дикторов одаренности способствовало бы улучшению диагностики и своевременному выявлению одаренных детей для подбора индивидуальных учебных про-грамм. Во Франции проводилось исследование, на-правленное на выявление факторов, которые были предшественниками одаренности [39]. Применялись анонимные опросники, на вопросы которых отвечали родители одаренных детей и детей контрольной груп-пы.…”