• Twice-Exceptional

    Twice Exceptional - Definition
     
    Twice-exceptional students are:
    Students who are identified as gifted and talented in one or more areas of exceptionality recognized by CDE and CCSD:
    General or Specific Intellectual Ability, Specific Academic Ability (Reading, Writing, Math, and/or Science), Creative or Productive Thinking, Leadership Abilities, Visual, Performing, or Musical Arts
    AND also identified with a disability defined by Federal/State eligibility criteria in one or more of the following areas:
    Specific Learning Disability, Significant Identifiable Emotional Disability, Autism, Hearing and/or Visual Impairment, Health Impairment, or Speech & Language Disability
     
    Twice Exceptional Students 
     
    Gifted students with one or more disabilities
    • 2e students are a unique population.  They are intelligent, inquisitive,  and creative, but they might be struggling to succeed in the regular classroom.
    • The discrepancy between superior abilities and disabilities may create feelings of frustration and a heightened sense of being ineffective.
    • These negative feelings can manifest themselves in numerous ways:  poor self-esteem, lack of motivation, depression, stress, and anxiety.
     
    Twice Exceptional Programming
     
    •Collaborative effort among the classroom teacher(s), gifted educator, and special educators
         - Nurture student’s potential
    Acknowledge and nurture the strengths and passions of twice-exceptional students
         - Support development of compensatory strategies
         - Identify learning gaps and provide explicit instruction in area(s) of weakness
         - Foster social and emotional development
    Assist with coping skills regarding perfectionism
    Promote positive self-esteem, self-understanding, self-advocacy and independence.
         - Enhance capacity to cope with mixed abilities

     

    Parent 2e Request for Support Link

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