The creative parent must guard against protecting the creative child from the realities of everyday life, at the cost of the child's failure to develop a true social sensitivity. (PHR)

Intended for parents of gifted students, the manual provides suggestions for understanding and working with the gifted child. The first section includes an overview of the nature of giftedness, talent, creativity, and intelligence; an analysis of special problems encountered by the gifted student (underachievement, cultural differences, learning…

Discusses the role of creative arts in developing talent among gifted students. Talent development strategies using the arts are identified. Also describes ways that teachers can support collaboration among the arts and that parents can advocate and foster arts programs. (CR)

Project ASCENT, a program in which early childhood gifted and talented children are provided with differentiated curricula while remaining in the mainstream setting, is described. The first chapter reviews project goals, rationale, staff, and roles of personnel including the support teacher. Identification methods, including a Piagetian test, are…

Key factors involved in successfully raising a gifted/talented/creative child are identified. Four factors found to be crucial for talent development include genuine interest and respect for the child, ongoing communication and involvement, conveying an attitude of persistence, and allowing freedom. (JDD)

Divided into six sections, this book focuses on creative pupils and creative reading, special considerations when developing programs for gifted students, materials and resources, meeting the writing needs of gifted students, suggestions for meeting their unique needs, and future trends regarding the gifted. The titles of the articles and their…

Designed for use by parents of preschoolers participating in the Bringing Out Head Start Talents (BOHST) project, nine booklets present home activities intended to fit into the parent's and child's normal routines. Each booklet addresses a separate talent area: intellectual, creativity, leadership, art, music, reading, math, science, and…

This book synthesizes research findings on creativity and talent development. Part 1, "Definitions and Processes of Creativity," discusses the definition of creativity, creativity and psychology, federal definitions of giftedness and creativity, psychological research on creativity, traditional theories of the creative, common descriptions of the…