Identifying and Developing Programs for Gifted Students with Learning Disabilitie

Catalog description

This course will focus on identifying students with learning disabilities who are gifted. The course explores how these gifted and talented learning disabled (GTLD) students are assessed and provided for according to Federal and state education mandates. During the course students will develop methods of identifying and assessing gifted and/or talented children who learn at a significantly different pace from other students in regular education classes. Students will learn to distinguish between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and GTLD characteristics. Students will study the unique learning needs of the LD population with respect to GT education and explore hands-on approaches and modified curriculum units using differentiated pedagogy. Throughout the course students will enhance the skills needed to effectively collaborate with parents, students, and school personnel with respect to GT/LD populations.