Gloria Taradash

Increasing Diversity in Gifted Education provides guidance for meeting the educational needs of high-potential students across many racial, ethnic, language, and economic groups as well as some categories of disability. Using this book, educators of high potential and gifted students from backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented and underserved in gifted and advanced instructional settings, can guide these students to achieve and make significant contributions to all aspects of American society. Practitioners will also gain the information and knowledge needed to increase the identification of culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse (CLED) and twice-exceptional students for gifted education programs and services.

With every passing year the United States is becoming increasingly diverse, yet diverse learners continue to be underidentified as gifted as well as underrepresented and underserved in gifted programs. Additionally, when diverse learners are identified for gifted services, they are not retained in these programs at the same rate as their peers. Diversity in Gifted Education presents characteristics of diverse gifted learners and an understanding and analysis of their traits to assist in their identification for gifted programs and services. Obstacles to identifying diverse gifted learners are discussed along with the societal implications resulting from the lack of appropriate identification and service. This book presents research-based strategies for identifying diverse gifted learners as well as strategies from teachers of these learners themselves on what works to increase retention in gifted programs.