Scott case study

This case study represents the challenges many parents experience with identifying their children’s disability and giftedness and ensuring that both exceptionalities are optimally developed. Through this case study, the roles an education system and the parents of such a child must assume if this development is going to happen are highlighted.

Being academically gifted with severe learning disabilities has meant that Scott’s academic achievements are remarkable. He has lack of genuine support by the education systems in Australia. schools. He initially attended a K-2 school, moving to a local mainstream elementary school for grades 3-6.

Of the 11 studies, researchers viewed as the psychosocial factors of this form of twice exceptionality. One study considering psycho so cial factors and identification procedures. The researchers conducted a of behavio rs, not recognizing their behavio rs as “at risk” for SLD. But with the subjectivity

Seventh grade was undertaken at a local secondary school. Grades 8-10 were education, and attending part time at the local high school. For his final years of schooling he through two different methods of study. He attended college classes and participated in Distance Education. Distance Education meant that Scott was provided with subject material