Advisory Programs: Improving the Social-Emotional Needs of Gifted Students
Advisory programs foster sustained teacher–student relationships that address gifted students’ socioemotional needs—perfectionism, isolation, low confidence—and provide tailored curriculum and coping skills. By promoting belonging and support, advisories increase help-seeking and can improve academic and emotional outcomes in secondary schools.
Advisory Programs: Improving the Social-Emotional Needs of Gifted Students
Advisory programs foster sustained teacher–student relationships that support gifted adolescents’ socioemotional development. When advisors tailor curricula and provide consistent adult support, gifted students receive coping strategies for perfectionism, isolation, and related challenges, improving belonging, help-seeking, and academic outcomes across diverse school settings.