Creativity is sometimes seen as irrelevant to educational practice. With an increased focus on standardized test scores, creative teachers and those who encourage creativity in the classroom often are accused of being idealists or missing the big picture. But the authors believe instead that creativity brings valuable benefits to the classroom. In…

A list of 26 periodicals for use as supplementary instruction for gifted English students presents information on title, frequency of publication, and on publisher (along with a brief annotation) for publications in six categories: literary anthology; cultural and historical heritage; humor; literary criticism; literary, political, and social…

The purpose of this paper is to provide brief descriptions and links to a number of reputed websites on various topics and issues of special education. The web sites are organized in the following categories: (1) Teaching in Inclusive Classroom, (2) Policies, Procedures, & Process of Special education, (3) Students with High Incidence…

Provides an annotated bibliography of 17 items which are related to computers and the gifted. Each entry includes author(s), title, source, and annotation. Topics include developing individual learning styles, an enrichment course for 9-year-olds, a computer mathematics course for parents and gifted children, and others. (JN)

This document presents an annotated bibliography of research and general articles on counseling gifted students in elementary and middle schools. Eight research articles are included which examine, respectively, intelligence scores of gifted students, academic and social self-concepts, family characteristics, underachievement, peer relations,…

This literature review is divided into sections describing studies that answer specific questions about reading and gifted children. Among the issues mentioned are the personality traits and attitudes of gifted children; their sex difference and environmental influences; the effect of early school admission; types of gifted programs; the…

Teaching social studies to gifted and talented students is the topic of this annotated bibliography. The following kinds and amounts of materials are cited: (1) 9 citations from "Resources in Education" (RIE); (2) 12 citations from "Current Index to Journals in Education" (CIJE); (3) 24 commercially available "Student and…

Annotates journal articles, ERIC documents, and books that provide ideas and activities for classroom teachers and supervisors who want to improve reading instruction for gifted students. (FL)

This bibliography makes available to educators and others a comprehensive resource for information regarding gifted youth who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or questioning their sexual orientation and/or gender identity (G/GLBTQ). It includes articles, brochures, books, lesson plans, staff development, video media, and Web resources. As…

The literature review presented here was conducted to investigate various types of differentiation in programs for academically gifted elementary school students. For the purpose of the review, the term "academically gifted" refers to students with high general intellectual ability; no speciic level of intelligence is implied. Following…

The concept of creativity is present in the thinking of all cultures. The idea of bringing new order out of non-order and new form out of the formless is basic to the concept of creativity. Despite the efforts of numerous researchers, defining giftedness or creativity appears to be a timeless problem. Presently there is still no universally…

Reviews 23 recent texts, supplements, and professional references for gifted and creative instruction at various grade levels, K-l2. Several of the titles concern education in the arts and the humanities. Appended is an index to other reviews of gifted materials which have appeared in this magazine. (SJL)

This 31-item bibliography which ranges from 1981 to 1988 focuses on the special needs of gifted students in the reading classroom and the challenges to the reading teacher to encourage gifted students to stretch intellectually and to develop critical thinking and reading skills. The articles deal with issues related to reading material selection,…

Selected references regarding recruitment into teacher education programs are listed, grouped according to recruitment issues and strategies, state policies, recruitment of the academically talented, and recruitment of minority students. (Author/MT)

Suggests that community colleges have always offered programs designed to encourage the enrollment of high ability students, including formal honors programs, honors courses or societies, tuition incentives, and opportunities for independent study. Cites ERIC documents and journal articles reflecting the current literature on honors programs…