[blindkid] gifted testing

[Deborah Kent Stein]

Joy Orton has written about some of the issues around giftedness in blind 
children for Future Reflections: 
http://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/fr/fr30/3/fr300307.htm
The article includes the URL to a site on gifted children with other 
exceptionalities that is sponsored by the University of Southern 
Mississippi: www.usm.edu/gifted.

Debbie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy B" <burgawicki at yahoo.com>
To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>; <BVI-Parents at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 5:51 AM
Subject: [blindkid] gifted testing


Hi all-

My daughter's mainstreamed in Kindergarten and they asked if she could be 
tested for the gifted program. She didn't do too well because it was the 
standard, sighted test. Do any of you know of a blind version or know how to 
adapt.

Thanks,

Kathy
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