Gifted students with learning disabilities have exceptional capabilities and can perform well, but their disability may impede their academic success. Being gifted and learning disabled seems paradoxical. The most misjudged, misunderstood and ignored students and community members are gifted students with learning disabilities. Research about…

There are very few Black children in programs for gifted children when both historical and contemporary research indicate that such environments contain elements very similar to those described as advantageous for Black children. Presented here is an overview of the research regarding Black children's learning styles, multiple intelligences, and…

While the number of English Learners (ELs) continues to grow rapidly in the United States, corresponding proportions of ELs are not found in gifted and talented education programs across the nation. The underrepresentation of ELs in gifted programs is both a societal and a research problem. This report presents the results of a systematic review…

The author briefly examines theories of creativity, describes problems in its identification, and cites implications for gifted education of creativity training research done over the last 20 years. (CL)

The author considers limits to the learning of gifted students, suggests 15 guidelines for the identification process in the 1980s, describes the need for new instructional methodologies, and cites the need for a vigorous image of the future in gifted education. (CL)

Reviews research on high-ability art students' perceptions of talent, themselves, their families, and schools; gender issues in art talent development; and a case study of intervention with one artistically talented student. Makes recommendations for further research to guide education for high-ability art students. (SK)

Explores current thinking on ways to improve the identification and education of intellectually talented youth. Discusses the problems of meeting the needs of individuals with many different abilities and describes a model program at Johns Hopkins University for mathematically precocious youth. (GC)

The document examines three case studies of intellectually gifted young children and explores competencies for accurately identifying and nurturing the young gifted child in the regular classroom. An introductory section reviews child development principles, notes characteristics of physical development in gifted children, and considers behaviors…

Five papers entitled: "Giftedness: History and Federal Definition"; "Areas of Giftedness and Instruments for Student Identification"; "Organizational Approaches for Teaching the Gifted"; "Selected Elementary Gifted Programs That Work"; and "Giftedness: Selected Professional Bibliography" focus on educational approaches for gifted and talented…

Mathematically gifted middle school students need both curriculum enrichment and acceleration. Suggested teaching strategies include using a combination of methods to accommodate individual differences, encouraging Math Club activities, evaluation of students' formal reasoning abilities, and scheduling math classes that group students at similar…

This paper describes characteristics of creatively gifted children and explains why new procedures are necessary to identify creative children with exogenous behavior disorders. Educational strategies are needed that will give these children independence, so that their creative potential can flourish. (PP)

The paper identifies important issues and trends to individualize education for gifted learners with educationally significant handicaps. Literature is reviewed in terms of five ways to understand modifying educational practice: (1) definitions (language used to order and organize knowledge and policies for service delivery) and designations…

This article summarizes the literature and suggests future directions concerning the education of gifted students with primary languages other than English. It addresses student characteristics, appropriate procedures for identification, service delivery, instructional methods, and community involvement. (DB)

This literature review examines and integrates research addressing visual handicap and giftedness and provides suggestions for the identification and education of gifted students with visual handicaps. The review addresses definitions of visual handicap and giftedness, characteristics of the gifted visually handicapped child, the problem of…

This paper discusses the characteristics of children who are gifted and have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Seven principles to reach and teach gifted learners with ADHD are recommended: (1) remembering that these learners have needs just like other children in their age groups; (2) having realistic expectations in helping these…