Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today's Classroom

Recognize and support twice-exceptional (2e) learners to help them succeed in school - and beyond.Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today's Classroom gives teachers and educators practical guidance for identifying and supporting students whose giftedness and learning challenges can sometimes obscure one another. Designed to help educators understand the whole learner, this professional resource explores strength-based instruction, differentiation, motivation, self-regulation, executive functioning, accommodations, and collaboration while addressing the academic and social-emotional needs of 2e students.Recognize Twice-Exceptional Students: Identify patterns that can make 2e learners difficult to recognize, including when giftedness masks learning challenges or areas of difficulty overshadow exceptional strengths.Create Conditions for Learning and Growth: Use strength-based instruction, differentiation, motivation strategies, self-regulation, and executive functioning support to help twice-exceptional learners build confidence, independence, and academic success.Understand Diverse Twice-Exceptional Profiles: Discover how giftedness can intersect with specific learning disabilities, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), processing difficulties, anxiety-based diagnoses, depression, other mood disorders, physical disabilities, trauma, and diverse backgrounds.Connect Students with the Right Support: Navigate accommodations, modifications, IEPs, Section 504 plans, special education services, and collaboration among classroom teachers, gifted education teachers, special education professionals, and families.Put Strategies Into Practice: Use practical tools, activities, reproducible resources, and instructional guidance to translate an understanding of twice-exceptional learners into meaningful support in today's classrooms.A Practical Resource for Supporting the Whole 2e Learner: Whether used by classroom teachers, gifted education teachers, special education teachers, school counselors, administrators, or professional learning communities (PLCs), this resource supports individual professional learning, collaborative conversations, and professional development. By connecting gifted education, general education, and special education perspectives, Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today's Classroom helps educators better recognize, advocate for, teach, and support twice-exceptional students while creating learning experiences that value their strengths and address their individual academic and social-emotional needs.