This revision of "Identifying Gifted Students: A Practical Guide" is aligned with both the updated National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards and the NAGC and The Association for the Gifted, Council for Exceptional Children (CEC-TAG) professional development standards. This book is…

Gifted kids are so much more than test scores and grades. Still, it's sometimes difficult to see past the potential to the child who may be anxious, lonely, confused, or unsure of what the future might bring. This book, now fully revised with updated information and new survey quotes, offers practical suggestions for addressing the social and…

Research problems related to developing programs for mathematically gifted students are identified and discussed. Identifying children who should participate in programs and developing activities for those selected are viewed as the two major areas of concern. (MP)

This digest was adapted from D.W. Russell, D.G. Hayes and L.B. Dockery's book, "My Child is Gifted! Now What Do I Do?". The digest is intended to give parents of gifted students an overview of characteristics of gifted children and terminology used in this field. Several definitions of giftedness are offered including one from a parent…

Guidelines are offered for the differential identification of children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), giftedness, or both. Careful evaluation of the situation and setting in which behavior or attentional problems occur is recommended, as is individual evaluation for children who may be gifted and ADHD. (DB)

General characteristics of gifted students are listed. Seven attributes that characterize the gifted pupil in mathematics are reviewed in detail. (MP)

This article questions whether current practices in gifted education are excluding groups of natural learners who don't fit our vision of giftedness or standards of high ability. It urges gifted education programs to reach out to different learners who live on the outskirts of the circle of academically gifted learners. (CR)

This book focuses on ways teacher can support the social and emotional needs of gifted students. Chapter 1 describes the general characteristics of gifted students and some problems associated with those characteristics. Chapter 2 suggests some ways to improve the identification of gifted students and answers common questions about identification.…

This article discusses the need for gifted students who have disabilities to have a strong support group to assist them with several key emotional issues that may impede their academic achievement, including: anger, fear of failure, a strong need to control, low self-esteem, an sometimes, even fear of success. (CR)

The guide is intended for those planning inservice training for teachers of academically gifted students. Initial chapters focus on the characteristics and needs of academically talented students and review of research on general inservice education. The succeeding chapters detail the following steps in inservice program planning: conducting and…

This digest is derived from Susan Baum's "Being Gifted and Learning Disabled...From Definition to Practical Intervention." The learning disabled gifted are grouped into three categories: identified gifted students who have subtle learning disabilities, unidentified students whose gifts and disabilities may be masked by average…

This collection of 12 handouts focuses on different categories of atypical gifted learners and their characteristics. The handouts are generally two pages long and present a summary of the literature on the topic, some practical teaching suggestions, and references. The handouts include: (1) "Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Gifted Students" (Pam…

This book on effective curriculum for gifted students begins with an introduction that discusses gifted education's use of the special education model and implications of current educational reform. Part 1, "General Issues in the Design and Development of Appropriate Curricula for the Gifted," then explores scope and sequence in curricula for the…

This article describes the characteristics of students with Asperger syndrome and discusses identifying students with Asperger syndrome who are also gifted. Classroom interventions for these twice exceptional students are addressed and the need for intervention that is highly individualized is stressed. Diagnostic criteria for Asperger's disorder…

This article reviews gifted characteristics in students with different types of disabilities, including gifted students with learning disabilities, visual disabilities, physical disabilities, hearing disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Identification considerations are discussed, along with strategies for instruction.…