The Georgia Governor's Honors Program features six-week enrichment programs for gifted high school students in the gifted areas of interest: communication arts, mathematics, science, social studies, visual arts, music, voice, design, executive management, theater, dance, and foreign languages. (CL)

The health care provider functioning in an organized preschool setting can play a vital role in the early identification of the gifted child. The health professional can make a unique contribution in this area as well as being alert for the potential health problems the child may have. (Author)

Thirty-two gifted and talented middle school students participated in a special outdoor education program designed to foster appreciation of nature and understanding of natural relationships. (CL)

Questionnaire responses of parents of gifted students are reviewed in terms of parent identification and verification, family support, parent techniques used at home, characteristics of parents of gifted students, and wishes for their gifted children. (CL)

A program in Essex, United Kingdom, for gifted elementary students encountered early problems from the term "gifted" and from the identification procedure concentrating on high IQ criteria. Inservice courses were instituted and selection methods broadened. (CL)

Roaring Brook Elementary School, located in an affluent community, had a disproportionate number of highly achieving students, leading the school board to decide to provide academic and artistic enrichment programs to all fourth and fifth graders. (MT)

The article examines issues related to theory, methods, and validity of cognition research related to giftedness. Current approaches are reviewed, including metacognition and structural learning. (CL)

A developmental approach to problem solving is described as it relates to J. Renzulli's Enrichment Triad Model for gifted education. (CL)

Gifted students have special needs, and extra support systems should be provided. All students should be encouraged to search for their special talents and pursue them. (MD)

Traces the history of special schools for gifted and talented students in the USSR, notes the increasing importance of programs for the athletically gifted, and reviews such problem areas as distribution of schools, student selection, and the need for character education for gifted students. (CL)

The Duke University Precollege Program, Summer Residential Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youths, the By-Mail and Computer Programs are reviewed. These offerings allow brilliant young students to plan a multi-summer program beginning in the summer prior to grade 8 and culminating in the senior year of high school. (Author/CL)

Five calls for action are given as challenges to gifted education advocates to seize the opportunity to effect significant changes in teacher education in order to guarantee the permanent survival of gifted education. Suggestions include redefining the role of the gifted/talented resource teacher and collaborating wiith special educators.…

The author satirizes the status of teacher education in gifted education, cites the conceptual weakness of arguments justifying support for gifted programs, and considers the need to train teachers to provide enriched programs for all students and to focus on the academic content areas. (CL)

A training exercise is presented to help teachers become familiar with key concepts in the Scales for Rating Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students. Activities suggested include matching concepts with items from the scales and categorizing children's behaviors according to the scales. (CL)