Methods of enrichment, grouping, and acceleration are suggested for dealing with gifted and talented students during periods of declining enrollment. The importance of planning program development is stressed. (CL)

A study to develop a short form of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) for the intellectually gifted showed the Vocabulary and Block Design comprise the best two-subtest short form. The Similarities, Vocabulary, Block Design, and Object Assembly tetrad could be most useful in time and reliability. (Author)

A three-stage formal identification procedure is recommended to assure identification of those gifted and talented students who need alternative programing. Following identification of a student, an individual student plan, including such information as a justification for the time the student will lose from the regular curriculum, should be…

A longitudinal study of 26 mathematically gifted and 26 high IQ boys (11 to 14 years old) and their families focused on parents' and grandparents' educational attainment, parents' and Ss' birth order, Ss' and parents' creative potential, and Ss' cognitive giftedness. (SBH)

Described is a high school astronomy course developed by gifted students. Students are asked to apply contemporary astronomical principles in designing a consistent and scientifically plausible world in orbit around a nearby star. The course can be used in traditional high school settings and with students not initially favorably inclined toward…

The Campbell County Public Schools (VA) developed Project ACCENT (Arts, Citizenship, Career Education to Nurture Native Talents) to allow 150 gifted and talented high school students to investigate fine arts careers through the experience and guidance of a practicing professional artist. (SBH)

Two supplementary calculus classes for high school students are described. Both classes were projects sponsored by the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY) of Johns Hopkins University. (MP)

Three papers--"The Science Gifted" by R. Youngs, "Science and the Gifted Adolescent" by K. Martin, and "Science for the Handicapped Gifted Child" by J. Schnur and G. Stefanich--address science instruction for gifted students. (SBH)

Results of a multivariate analysis of variance indicated that upper class children scored better than lower class children on creativity measures, but when IQ or achievement level was covaried, differences between SES groups were not significant. (Author)

Johns Hopkins Program for Verbally Gifted Youth (PVGY) is designed for junior high school students and offers courses in writing skills, Latin and Greek in current use, and beginning German. Students are selected in the 12 to 14 age range. (PHR)

The article describes an Iowa State University summer project for gifted and talented high school juniors, which encompassed aspects of both the enrichment and acceleration models. Students were chosen on the basis of laboratory investigations into selected energy problems. (DLS)

In an effort to establish new means of locating the gifted creative productive thinker, an investigation of current brain research in the areas of hemispheric lateralization, cerebral dominance and conjugate saccadic behavior is analyzed. (Author/PHR)

The article describes a reading program for gifted high school students which includes speed reading, vocabulary development, spelling, advanced study skills, and a research paper. (PHR)

The article focuses on decisions to be made in planning and implementing programs for gifted and talented students, including resolving issues in the following areas: definition of giftedness, identification, establishing the climate for success, delineation of program objectives and activities, evaluation, and dissemination. (CL)

The article discusses the implementation of services to gifted and talented (G/T) public School students in Ohio including a schedule for establishing the program, definition of G/T, use of pre-existing resources in the schools, establishment of 10 task force groups, and community support. (PHR)