On the next
Crucial Conversations about Cognitive Diversity, Maria Kennedy will interview the powerhouse trio of Lin Lim-Goh, Adam Laningham, and Gayle Bentley. The webcast will be available starting at I pm (PST) on Wednesday, March 20
th. You can register in advance for it
here or find it on the website
here.
Lin is a Dean at Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education, has a PhD in Psychology from Boston University, and is the author of several books including
C for Curiosity,
Using Picture Books to Help Little Ones Learn About Themselves (with Gayle Bentley) and
What Our Teachers & Schools Need to Know: Gifted & Struggling Twice-Exceptional Children, What Educators Need to Know: Twice-Exceptional Children: From Struggling to Thriving, and
What Our Parents Need to Know: Gifted & Struggling Twice-Exceptional Children, along with
An Animal School: A Tale of Gifts (with Adam Laningham).
In a conversation particularly geared for parents of young children (0-8), they will discuss the research-based academic, social, and emotional benefits of reading with young children. Beyond the bonding of the experience that comes from reading with a child, and in addition to the joys of good stories, books provide an effective way for difficult topics to be explored in ways a young child can begin to grasp.
“Careful intentional use of picture books” says Lin, “can be a powerful tool to build positive relationships and springboard to safely discuss difficult topics with young children.” This is particularly true of gifted and 2e individuals. “It’s easier to take a proactive approach in addressing things like worry, perfectionism, and accepting differences when children are young instead of waiting until they are teenagers and struggling more intensely with these and other issues.”
Lin, Adam, and Gayle will discuss how to leverage the time and space necessary for reading and draw from their own experiences as 2e educators and parents of 2e children as well as from their recent books.
Crucial Conversations about Cognitive Diversity with Maria Kennedy, 1 pm (PST) Wednesday, March 20th.
