TY - BOOK AU - Montgomery,Diane TI - Able, gifted and talented underachievers SN - 9780470779408 U1 - 371.28 MON PY - 2009/// CY - Chichester, Malden, Mass. PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Underachievers KW - Great Britain KW - School failure KW - Gifted children KW - Education N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - A practical guide to identifying gifted underachievers and enabling them to fulfil their potential, raising whole school standards. Extensive new content includes the latest best practice in addressing able underachievement Explains the origins of underachievement, both overt and covert, especially in more able learners - provides a model that identifies a range of factors that conspire to lower achievement The UK Government's 2005 White Paper 'Higher Standards, Better Schools for All' set specific provision for Gifted and Talented (G & T) - there are similar programmes in all developed countries ER -