A Love for Learning: Motivation and the Gifted Child - Brossura

Whitney, Carol Strip, Ph.D.; Hirsch, Gretchen

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0910707804 ISBN 13: 9780910707800

Casa editrice: Great Potential Pr Inc, 2007

Riassunto

Spark the motivation in your gifted child or student! Keep them eager and excited at home and in the classroom! Gifted children are susceptible to many de-motivating factors, which can lead to depression and academic underachievement. The authors present concepts and techniques to counteract those factors, allowing a child's motivation to skyrocket. Features the four c's of motivation: creating challenge, creating committment, creating control, and creating compassion.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Dr. Whitney is a gifted education specialist in Ohio and adjunct professor at Marion campus of The Ohio State University.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

"An excellent, comprehensive guide to all aspects of motivation in children, including those who are gifted." -Jerald Grobman, M.D., Psychiatrist and author, Underachievement in Exceptionally Gifted Adolescents and Young Adults ; "A Love for Learning brilliantly illuminates why gifted children lose motivation and how to rekindle that lost enthusiasm." -Shelley Ackerman Hirsch, J.D., Parent of gifted children and Board Member, Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented ; "An oustanding resource for both parents and teachers... to guide the optimal development of your child." -Joanne Rand Whitmore Schwartz, Ph.D., Former Dean of the College of Education, Kent State University, and author of the classic book, Giftedness, Conflict, and Underachievement

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Great Potential Pr Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0910707804
• ISBN 13: 9780910707800
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 242