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    The document provides information about supporting twice exceptional (2E) students, who are gifted but also have disabilities such as learning disabilities or ADHD. It recommends using differentiated instruction, direct instruction in areas of deficit, assistive technology, modifications and accommodations, frequent feedback, and social/emotional support for 2E students. The document also defines twice exceptionality and lists resources for further information.

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    The document provides information about supporting twice exceptional (2E) students, who are gifted but also have disabilities such as learning disabilities or ADHD. It recommends using differentiated instruction, direct instruction in areas of deficit, assistive technology, modifications and accommodations, frequent feedback, and social/emotional support for 2E students. The document also defines twice exceptionality and lists resources for further information.

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    The document provides information about supporting twice exceptional (2E) students, who are gifted but also have disabilities such as learning disabilities or ADHD. It recommends using differentiated instruction, direct instruction in areas of deficit, assistive technology, modifications and accommodations, frequent feedback, and social/emotional support for 2E students. The document also defines twice exceptionality and lists resources for further information.

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    SUPPORTING

    THE NEEDS OF
    2E STUDENTS
    - Use a variety of multiple
    intelligences and learning styles
    - Emphasize critical thinking and
    creative thinking
    - Provide in-depth explorations
    within interest areas
    - Arrange mentorships
    - Pose real-world problem-based
    learning experiences
    - Modify assignments to
    showcase gifts
    - Allow students to self-select
    projects
    - Provide differential pacing
    - Differentiate assessments
    - Use interdisciplinary curriculum
    to allow students to find
    connectedness between topics
    - Provide opportunities for
    student inquiry and questioning
    of content
    - Address passion areas
    - Use student strengths to hook
    student interest

    RESOURCES
    - Twice Exceptional Dilemma
    - Identification and Assessment of
    Gifted Students with Learning
    Disabilities
    - Twice Exceptional: Students with
    Both Gifts and Challenges or
    Disabilities
    - A Guidebook for Twice Exceptional
    Students
    - Supporting the Achievement of
    Gifted Students with Special Need
    - Twice-Exceptional Learners'
    Perspectives on Effective
    Learning Strategies
    - Gifted and Learning Disabled:
    Twice Exceptional Students
    - 2E Students Who They Are and
    What They Need
    - Teaching and Recognizing Gifted
    - Dual Differentiation: An Approach
    for Meeting the Curricular Needs
    of Gifted Students with Learning
    Disabilities

    For additional information, please


    visit
    http://
    twiceexceptionalstudent.weebly.co
    m/resources.html.

    TWICE
    EXCEPTIONAL
    STUDENTS

    Students who are identified as


    gifted and talented in one or
    more areas of exceptionality
    (specific academics, intellectual
    ability, creativity, leadership,
    visual or performing arts) and
    are also identified with one or
    more specific diagnosable
    conditions [which may not be
    diagnosed], such as learning
    disabilities, mental health
    problems, neurological
    disorders, and physical
    handicaps. (Idaho Department
    of Education, 2010)

    - Giftedness may mask disability


    - Disability may mask giftedness
    - Giftedness and disability may
    mask each other (NEA, 2006)

    SPECIAL NEEDS
    OF 2E STUDENTS
    - Differentiated instruction
    - Direct instruction in deficit
    areas
    - Assistive technology
    - Modifications and/or
    accommodations
    - Frequent feedback
    - Social and emotional support
    - Counseling support
    - Support and encouragement
    - Flexibility
    - Choice
    - Self-advocacy skills
    - Manipulatives
    - Use strengths to help with
    deficits
    - Alternate means to access
    information
    - Alternate ways to express
    information
    - Use interest-based curriculum

    C HA R AC T ER IS T IC S O F 2 E S T U DENT S
    ...If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it
    will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

    Ruban, L. (n.d.). Identification and Assessment of Gifted Students With Learning Disabilities. Theory Into Practice, 115-124.

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