Twice Exceptional Students
Learn more about students with disabilities who also achieve at or above grade-level in some or all subject areas
Special Education
Collection
Gifted Education: Opening the Gates
How do schools screen students for gifted-education lessons? What groups of students are getting missed? And what are some ways schools can broaden their nets to capture nontraditional students for gifted services? Find some answers in this survey and story collection.
Special Education
'Twice Exceptional' Students Miss Out on Gifted Classes
Students who both have disabilities and are gifted are often overlooked when it comes to screening for gifted education. A California district found that it could buck the trend by casting a wider net for gifted students.
Special Education
Opinion
How Teachers Can Support and Challenge Twice-Exceptional Students
Too often, students who are both gifted and have disabilities are underserved, writes Caroline Galeota. Here are some ways teachers can better accommodate these learners.
Special Education
Opinion
A Special Education Student Speaks: I Navigate 'Parallel Universes'
Jack Bradley says the system often fumbles in dealing with "twice exceptional" students like him.
Education
At ReelAbilities Film Festival, an Overdue Look at 'Twice Exceptional' Students
The documentary focuses on children who are gifted in one respect or another but also struggle with one or more cognitive disabilities.
Special Education
How Can Teachers Build on Gifted, Hyperactive Students' Strengths?
New studies provide insight into ways to help students with attention deficits succeed academically.
Special Education
Studies Shed Light on 'Twice Exceptional' Students
Early identification is key for students who are both gifted and learning-disabled, according to experts.
Special Education
Opinion
I Am a Twice-Exceptional Student
Both gifted and learning disabled, high school senior Andrew Edward Collins writes that his public school experience has been a struggle.
Education
Opinion
Twice Exceptionality Survey
Tamara Fisher asks, "What do you know about the twice-exceptional?" The National Institute for Twice-Exceptionality is conducting a survey to gather data from educators about their level of understanding regarding this unique population of doubly exceptional students.
Special Education
Free Resource Friday: Twice-Exceptional Resource Handbook
The Colorado Department of Education-produced document offers a thorough introduction to the topic.
Education Funding
University of Iowa to Create National Institute for Twice-Exceptional Students
The focus will be on students who are gifted and have disabilities.
Education
Opinion
Twice Exceptional - An Interview
In Gifted Education, twice exceptional (also “2e”) is the term used for those individuals who have dual (or even multiple) exceptionalities. They are both gifted “and” – such as gifted and learning disabled, gifted and bipolar, gifted and physically disabled, gifted and ADHD, etc. This dichotomy of polar exceptionalities can be incredibly frustrating for the individual (and their families and teachers), somewhat akin to being the rope in a tug-of-war – being pulled in one direction by their gifts and talents and the intense desire to pursue them, while also being pulled in another direction by some sort of physical, intellectual, psychological, or emotional challenge that can complicate (or even get in the way of) their ability to develop and fulfill their giftedness.
Special Education
"Twice-Exceptional" Gifted Study
The University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. and four St.Paul-area school districts are embarking on a study that will help educators learn the best ways to teach gifted children who also have learning disabilities.
Special Education
Mining Maryland Diamonds: One District's Solution
"Freeze!"
Elementary school teacher Kathleen Famulare halts her 5th grade advanced-math students as they scramble to grab flashcards to answer the questions about long multiplication and division on the chalkboard.
