What’s 2e?
It’s short for twice-exceptional, a term often used to describe kids who are exceptional because they’re gifted and because they have learning disabilities, learning disorders, attention difficulties, or just plain learning differences. Find out more.
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Current Issue – March/April, 2013
Focus: Helping 2e children draw on
their inner resources
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Publishers' Letter – Read an introduction to this issue.
Helping 2e Students to Draw on Their Inner Resources – An overview that looks at ways 2e students can learn to help themselves. Read the article.
Executive Functioning, Self-questioning, and School Success – Instead of viewing executive functioning as a set of skills to acquire, it is most useful to view executive functioning as self-regulation — having the ability to self-monitor in order to reach specific goals. (Available to subscribers)
Metacognition and the 2e Learner – How metacognitive strategies can have a positive effect on 2e students, especially in reading comprehension and math reasoning skills. (Available to subscribers)
Positive Psychology and the 2e Learner – Using “Signature Strengths” to promote student resilience, positive emotion, and increased sense of purpose. (Available to subscribers)
Dr. Sylvia Rimm – Read the column.
Bob Seney On Books – Read the column.
News – News from the 2e community. Read it.
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Thanks to everyone who ordered "Spotlight on 2e Series" booklets during our April "free shipping" sale. More importantly, the booklets from this sale will now be in place so that parents, educators, and others can help many hundreds of twice-exceptional children reach their potential.
Linda Neumann: 100 Words
2e Newsletter co-publisher/editor Linda Neumann tells parents of twice-exceptional children that "it's okay to be out of step" in her contribution to SENG's "100 Words of Wisdom" series. To read the rest, see the current edition of SENGVine or visit the SENG web site.
From the Blog
May 20: A pointer to an article on replacing education's deficit model with the "abundance model"; an item on the increasing rate of mental disordes in children, including the most common second "e's"; some 2e resources; and more. See the most recent post. See all past postings.
5 Things You Can Do to Be More Engaged in the 2e Community
We understand that whatever role you have in the 2e community (and some of you have multiple roles), you’re likely to be challenged for time. That said, we’d like to offer some ideas for ways in which we can all strengthen our community. Read more.
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Check out our database of professionals who provide services to the 2e community. You can find a provider (http://2edb.info/) or refer a provider (http://2edb.info/submit). Use 2edb as a username and access77 as a password.
Writing and the 2e Learner
This booklet, the latest in the Spotlight on 2e Series, was done in partnership with the faculty and staff of Bridges Academy (a college prep school for twice-exceptional students). Find out more or place your order.
Upcoming National/International Events
Coming up next: July 14-19, 2013, Confratute, The Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. More information atwww.gifted.uconn.edu/confratute/.
See our "Events" page for a full listing of 2e-relevant national and international events.
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