The editors have brought together 19 essays by renowned gifted education specialists (see below for the full list) to produce this important new publication for 2013. Off the Charts is an exploration of the effects of asynchronous development on gifted children and adults. It contains sections on Asynchrony and the Individual, Asynchrony and the Family,
The editors have brought together 19 essays by renowned gifted education specialists (see below for the full list) to produce this important new publication for 2013.
Off the Charts is an exploration of the effects of asynchronous development on gifted children and adults. It contains sections on Asynchrony and the Individual, Asynchrony and the Family, Asynchrony and Learning and chapters describe the nature of asynchrony, methods of dealing with the challenges of asynchrony, and recommendations for adapting education in a variety of settings. A Bibliography on Asynchronous Development provides extensive further reading.
The contributors’ contention is that Gifted Education should be from a child-centered perspective, rather than from a ‘product perspective’ in which the emphasis is on achievement, competition and outer recognition. The child-centered approach concentrates on self-development and personal growth and fosters interrelatedness and wholeness.
It is an important resource for parents, teachers, counselors, and others concerned with the optimal development of gifted to highly-gifted individuals.
The book is dedicated to Annemarie Roeper (1918-2012) who before she died contributed a chapter.
From the Gifted Homeschoolers’ Forum: “Off the Charts by the “mythical” and illustrious Columbus Group is an excellent book for parents, teachers, counselors, and others concerned with the optimal development of gifted to profoundly gifted individuals… will quickly top the chart of must-reads for parents and professionals alike.”
CONTRIBUTORS: Fiedler, Ellen D Gallagher, Shelagh A Gatto-Walden, Patricia Hutton, Barbara Mitchell Kane, Michele Kearney, Kathi Lovecky, Deirdre V Meckstroth, Elizabeth A Neville, Christine S Piechowski, Michael M Roeper, Annemarie Silverman, Linda Kreger Tolan, Stephanie S Wasserman, John D
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Asynchronous Development This is one of the few books with more than passing information about highly gifted+ (exceptionally and profoundly). In fact, other than Miraca Gross’ , most books usually have nothing more than a few paragraphs or a chapter.This book defines giftedness as asynchronous development and draws heavily on Kazimierz Dabrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration and his concept of…
Excellent, and contains information not easily found elsewhere This book is a collections of essays and articles by various experts in gifted education and psychology. Several are members of the Columbus group, whose conception of giftedness as asynchronous development has become increasingly influential.The focus is on the highly or exceptionally gifted child. It contains information not easily found elsewhere, and complements other sources such as the book by Gross on exceptionally gifted children. The chapter by Meckstroth on Dabrowski’s…
Five Stars This is one of the Best books about Asynchrony ðI strongly recommend it