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Parents' guide to IQ testing and gifted education : all you need to know to make the right decisions for your child, with a special section on bright kids with learning problems

2006

Format:	Book
Author:	Palmer, David (David S.)
Title:	Parents' guide to IQ testing and gifted education : all you need to know to make the right decisions for your child, with a special section on bright kids with learning problems / David Palmer.
Publisher, Date:	Long Beach, Calif. : Parent Guide Books, ©2006.
Description:	x, 222 pages ; 23 cm
Summary:	Presents information and advice for parents on IQ testing, gifted children, gifted education, and giftedness combined with learning disabilities.
Subjects:	Gifted children -- Education -- United States. Learning disabled children -- Education -- United States. Parenting -- United States.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:	Part One: IQ Testing and Gifted Education -- A closer look at IQ tests. What they measure and what the scores mean -- Identifying gifted students. Who gets tested and why -- What is gifted education? And is it right for my child? -- IQ testing and gifted education. Answers to the questions parents ask most. Part Two: Giftedness and Kids -- Signs of giftedness. What to look for and why you should know -- Is it good to be gifted? Optimal IQ and the flipside to being gifted. Part Three: IQ Testing and Learning Disabilities -- Bright kids with learning problems. When IQ and achievement don't match up. Part Four: IQ Testing and Intelligence. Background and Basics -- IQ Testing in the schools. How did It start? -- What is intelligence? And can it really be measured? -- Nature, nurture, and other influences. Why we are who we are.
Web Site:	Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description
LCCN:	2005909269
ISBN:	0977109852 9780977109852
Other Number:	71551986
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
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Control Number:	188600
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Call Number:	371.95 Palmer

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