Gifted and learning-disabled: A study of strengths and weaknesses in higher-order processing

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“…Using the previously-given example of a twice-exceptional student with a high level of vocabulary but a low level of reading skill might focus on their speaking abilities instead. Another, similar example given by Ottone-Cross et al (2018) gives the example of a student compensating for poor decoding skills with a superior sight word vocabulary.…”

High ability students with coexisting disabilities: Implications for school psychological practice

“…Those with math talent were better at shifting attention with changing instructions than those with average math skills, and those with math disabilities had poorer visuospatial working memory skills than those with average math skills. In two similar studies (Ottone‐Cross et al, 2017, 2018), investigating performance on the Kaufman Tests of Educational Achievement, Third Edition, among three separate groups (gifted, SLD, and gifted students with SLD), researchers found unique patterns of performance in the gifted SLD group. Specifically, academic scores were lowest in the SLD group and highest in the gifted group, with the performance of the gifted SLD group in the middle.…”