Achieving Equity in Gifted Programming Dismantling Barriers and Tapping Potential
Achieving Equity in Gifted Programming by April Wells, published by Prufrock Press on December 15, 2019, is a 112-page resource written in English. This book presents practical, research-based strategies aimed at increasing equity in gifted education. It assists educators in understanding the identification and needs of diverse learners while addressing the disproportionate participation of these students in gifted programs.
Readers will find a comprehensive exploration of talent development, cultural awareness, and social justice in education. Each chapter encourages educators to confront their own implicit and explicit biases and emphasizes the importance of culturally responsive teaching. The book provides opportunities for educators to tackle underrepresentation and enhance their understanding of culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse learners, highlighting that the challenges in gifted education can be addressed effectively.
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Achieving Equity in Gifted Programmingoffers practical, research-based programming implementations to increase equity in gifted education and:
- Helps educators understand diverse learners’ identification and needs.
- Calls educators to act in response to the disproportionate participation of diverse students in gifted programs.
- Builds off of research on talent development, cultural awareness,and social justice in education.
- Tasks educators with exploring their own implicit and explicit biases.
- Asks educators to focus on culturally responsive teaching.
Each chapter poses an opportunity for educators to address underrepresentation and their own understanding of culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse learners. Underrepresentation in gifted education can be addressed–it does not have to go on in perpetuity.
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