Most leaders in american society recognize that gifted children are among our most precious natural resources following the soviet unions launch of the sputnik in the 1960s our country focused resources on identifying and nurturing americas intellectually gifted less than a decade later however americas gifted and talented have become an almost neglected special needs population . Handbook of giftedness in children psychoeducational theory research and best practices editors pfeiffer steven i ed the handbook of giftedness in children brings together leading experts from the fields of psychology and education combining theory and applied empirical research on such crucial topics as conceptualization types . Request pdf handbook of giftedness in children psychoeducational theory research and best practices mention special needs children and most people think of students struggling to . Handbook of giftedness in children psychoeducational theory research and best practices kindle edition by pfeiffer steven i download it once and read it on your kindle device pc phones or tablets use features like bookmarks note taking and highlighting while reading handbook of giftedness in children psychoeducational theory research and best practices. The second edition of this handbook incorporates the latest theory research and best practices in serving gifted and talented children and adolescents the expanded and updated edition explores new and emerging ideas themes and findings including the latest research from neuroscience and developmental psychology