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We will go into some strategies specific to nurturing their giftedness and some big ideas around supporting their disabilities (more on that in part 2 of the course). A crucial concept, however, is "dual differentiation" which is discussed below.
Dual Differentiation for 2e Students
As you nurture strengths, remember our 2e students are gifted students with learning disabilities, and they will exhibit some of the characteristics of gifted students while having their success impeded by some of the commonly reported problems of students with learning disabilities:
We must not let concern for the disability lead us to remediate without first focusing on their giftedness or push us to use remediation techniques that are not suited to what gifted learners need.
The key is to use instructional strategies that accommodate both sets of characteristics to create the appropriate balance between attention to strengths and compensating for weaknesses, and then to infuse these strategies into an authentic, challenging curriculum.
The following table highlights characteristics of gifted students, and problems associated with students who have special needs, and offers some accommodations to consider for 2e students.
(Susan Baum has published this chart in multiple sources in multiple sites. For the latest publication see p. 186 in her 2017 book, To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled, )