Start Seeing and Serving Underserved Gifted Students

Jennifer Ritchotte, Ph.D., is an associate professor of gifted education at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) and director of the Center for Gifted and Talented Education at UNC.She lives in Greeley, Colorado.Chin-Wen “Jean” Lee, Ph.D., is the principal educational consultant of Beyond Inclusion Educational Services, where she reaches out to exceptional learners and their teachers and families beyond geographical and institutional boundaries. She currently lives in Taiwan.Amy Graefe, Ph.D., is an assistant professor and coordinator of gifted education at the University of Northern Colorado and director of the Summer Enrichment Program at UNC.She lives in Greeley, Colorado.

"Enormous kudos to the authors! Many have written on the need to ‘see and serve’ underserved and underresourced gifted students, including English language learners, culturally and linguistically diverse students, economically disadvantaged students, and twice exceptional students. But this book is unique; it is practical and strategic in that it extends to the how to ‘see and serve’ these students by providing a plethora of classroom-friendly steps and activities any teacher can take to create an environment of equity and excellence for all students in their classes. The abundant strategies, vignettes, checklists, and surveys help teachers home in on all students’ diverse learning needs. This book essentially operationalizes NAGC’s tenets of See Me, Know Me, Teach Me,and Challenge Me, which very successfully represent the framework of the book itself. Founded in research, teaching pedagogy, and practical experiences, this resource should be in every teacher’s classroom. Start Seeing and Serving Underserved Gifted Students poignantly guides us to reflect on our own personal biases and inherent views of others and move toward newfound respect and relationship-building."