Discovering that a child is gifted can be both exhilarating and daunting. Parents watch in amazement and awe as their 3-year-old reads a first-grade-level book flawlessly, or they might listen to their preschool child's distress over seeing a homeless person on the street. Parents observe as their 6-year-old dismantles a broken CD player and…

This article provides strategies for teaching gifted students who have learning disabilities, including making sure students see the big picture before learning its pieces, teaching students to set realistic, short-term goals, making everything visual, providing hands-on situations, and using musical chants and rhymes. Guidelines for parents are…

The learning disabilities (LD) of some gifted students are categorized as subtle gifted LD, hidden gifted LD, and recognized LD and then discussed. Use of instructional strategies that are effective with gifted students and with students who have learning disabilities is recommended. (DB)

This article offers guidelines on the development of the gifted adolescent with learning disabilities into an adult. Topics considered include the struggle for autonomy, provision of all diagnostic information to the young adult, the special problems of the adult with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, rights and responsibilities, living…

Guidelines are presented to assist in establishing programs to meet the needs of students who are both gifted and learning disabled. The guidelines suggest focusing attention on development of the giftedness, offering a nurturing environment that values individual differences, teaching compensation strategies, and developing awareness of…

A review of learning disabilities in gifted children provides definitions of "learning disabilities" and "giftedness", a classification of gifted students with learning disabilities, the importance of a multidimensional approach to identifying students with gifts/learning disabilities, characteristics, programming guidelines, teaching strategies,…

Discussion of gifted children with disabilities notes that many such children are excluded from gifted programming due to a deficit in some aspect of development. The concept of global giftedness is critiqued. Examples of gifted individuals with learning, physical, sensory disabilities or with autism are offered and suggestions are given for…

This article outlines learning patterns which can identify the gifted learning-disabled and discusses the importance of early diagnosis, the importance of the student's participation in programs for the learning-disabled as well as for the gifted, and recommendations for helping the student succeed. (JDD)

Three students who are both gifted and learning disabled are described, and the importance of identifying these students and meeting their special needs is stressed. Parents and educators are urged to inform themselves of the characteristics and special needs of such students, to provide support and guidance, and to teach strategies to circumvent…

This booklet discusses students who are gifted and at risk of school failure. The different types of problems gifted children face and ways to identify if they are at risk are reviewed. Checklists are provided for teachers of gifted students, regular classroom teachers and counselors, and parents of gifted students to assist in the identification…

This article offers guidelines for gifted students with learning disabilities and their parents as they plan for postsecondary education. The systematic approach includes questions to think about in college selection, questions to ask colleges about support services, and a decision-making matrix. (DB)

The journey for children who are gifted and talented can be exciting and challenging. There are so many twists and turns, detours, and confusing signs that many parents feel they need some sort of road map to guide their children on this journey. Because each child is different, there is no one road map to follow. What this handbook can offer…

Sample forms and form completion instructions are provided for the referral, initial placement, annual review, and reevaluation of exceptional children. The forms were developed for use by North Carolina local educational agencies. The forms encompass the exceptionalities of academically gifted, specific learning disabled, behaviorally-emotionally…

This book describes what makes it so difficult for young people with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder (ADD) to get along in their world and suggests ways that parents, teachers, and other caregivers can help them with their social as well as their educational problems. Chapters address: (1) the characteristics and social…

This annotated bibliography covers materials about children at risk because of disabilities and/or abilities. The bibliography includes approximately 560 entries. The following categories are addressed: autism; gifted; handicapped--general and multiple; hearing impaired/deaf; learning disabilities; mental illness; mentally handicapped/brain…