Mentoring Empowers Gifted/Learning Disabled Students To Soar!.

Shevitz, Betty; Weinfeld, Rich; Jeweler, Sue; Barnes-Robinson, Linda

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ERIC Number: EJ677969

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Mentoring Empowers Gifted/Learning Disabled Students To Soar!

Shevitz, Betty; Weinfeld, Rich; Jeweler, Sue; Barnes-Robinson, Linda

Roeper Review, v26 n1 p37-40 Fall 2003

This article describes the Wings Mentor Program in Maryland, a program developed to provide additional support to students with gifts who also have learning disabilities and highly able students who were not succeeding in the classroom. Students realize their creative and intellectual potential when paired with mentors who nurture them. (Contains 11 references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted Disabled, Learning Disabilities, Mentors, Program Design, Program Effectiveness, Student Empowerment, Teacher Participation, Underachievement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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