Dr Louise Porter PhD, MA (Hons), M.Gifted.Ed, Dip.Ed is a child psychologist and trained teacher with 25 years' experience working with young children, their parents and educators. She is an adjunct senior lecturer in Education at Flinders University, South Australia, and author and editor of several books including Educating Young Children with Additional Needs and Student Behaviour.

• Part I Understanding giftedness1 Signs of gifted development in young children 2 Transforming giftedness into talent Part II Emotional needs of gifted children3 Emotional issues for gifted children 4 Self-esteem 5 Social needs6 Autonomy Part III Educational provisions7 A rationale for gifted education 8 Assessing developmental advances in young children 9 Meeting gifted young children's learning needs 10 Disadvantaged gifted children 11 Gifted children with learning disabilities 12 Formulating a policy about gifted learners13 Parenting gifted children

Dr Louise Porter PhD, MA (Hons), M.Gifted.Ed, Dip.Ed is a child psychologist and trained teacher with 25 years' experience working with young children, their parents and educators. She is an adjunct senior lecturer in Education at Flinders University, South Australia, and author and editor of several books including Educating Young Children with Additional Needs and Student Behaviour.

• Part I Understanding giftedness1 Signs of gifted development in young children 2 Transforming giftedness into talent Part II Emotional needs of gifted children3 Emotional issues for gifted children 4 Self-esteem 5 Social needs6 Autonomy Part III Educational provisions7 A rationale for gifted education 8 Assessing developmental advances in young children 9 Meeting gifted young children's learning needs 10 Disadvantaged gifted children 11 Gifted children with learning disabilities 12 Formulating a policy about gifted learners13 Parenting gifted children

Dr Louise Porter PhD, MA (Hons), M.Gifted.Ed, Dip.Ed is a child psychologist and trained teacher with 25 years' experience working with young children, their parents and educators. She is an adjunct senior lecturer in Education at Flinders University, South Australia, and author and editor of several books including Educating Young Children with Additional Needs and Student Behaviour.

• Part I Understanding giftedness1 Signs of gifted development in young children 2 Transforming giftedness into talent Part II Emotional needs of gifted children3 Emotional issues for gifted children 4 Self-esteem 5 Social needs6 Autonomy Part III Educational provisions7 A rationale for gifted education 8 Assessing developmental advances in young children 9 Meeting gifted young children's learning needs 10 Disadvantaged gifted children 11 Gifted children with learning disabilities 12 Formulating a policy about gifted learners13 Parenting gifted children