The article encourages educators of the gifted to work with educators of the migrant child to identify migrant gifted students. Federal definitions of migrant, migrant streams, and typical factors that handicap the migrant student are explained. The Migrant Student Record Transfer System for identifying potentially gifted students is described.…

The author points out the negative and limiting implications of the prevailing approach for identifying gifted children and asserts that the approach should be replaced by a model in which a separate identification step is replaced by curriculum-imbedded and curriculum determinitive processes. (CL)

The paper describes self-selection procedures to identify gifted students including those used in Montclair, New Jersey's magnet gifted schools, 2-or more day seminars on specific topics (convocation), the Olympics of the Mind program, and ROGATE (a statewide program sequence of school/college activities for junior high and high schoolers). (CL)

The article presents a chronological review of reseach from 1912 to the present on the identification of elementary and secondary students with superior abilities in the visual arts. Among issues raised are the relationship between IQ and talent and the nature of qualitative differences between talented and less able children. (CL)

Discusses some of the difficulties associated with the identification of scientific talent and briefly reviews some of the research in the area of scientific ability. Also describes one strategy that has been used with success to identify the scientifically talented. (JN)

The article discusses the identification of gifted and talented students and describes a group of slides that were developed to illustrate various learning and behavioral characteristics of such students. Examples of eight of the slides are presented, along with the traits they exemplify. (DLS)

A model of musical education for the musically gifted child is proposed. The nuclear model involves development of a nucleus of specific performance or creative talent as well as instruction in general musicianship, the arts as a whole, and general education.

The authors describe an approach to identifying gifted children based upon a three-ring definition of giftedness (above average general ability, task commitment, and creativity). Examples are given of the revolving door model in practice, needed policy changes are noted, and its advantages and potential problems cited. (CL)

The classroom log, which presents the anecdotal account of a typical day in an elementary class, provides teachers practice in identifying gifted and talented students based on student behavior. An answer key is provided, although divergent responses which can be substantiated are encouraged. (CL)

The base of the talent development pyramid is personality attributes; the second level is the minimum intellectual competence necessary for functioning in the domain. At the apex is specific talent in a domain. All three are influenced by genetics, home/family, school, community/culture, gender differences, and chance. (SK)

Recent research has begun to illuminate the composition and development of exceptional skills in those with intellectual disability. I argue that this research is relevant to more general discussions of talent. First, it provides a special opportunity to deconstruct talent in different domains. Because savants typically lack the general…

There is increasing concern about the plight of under-privileged gifted and talented children. Insights from disciplines outside our field can inform educators of the gifted and talented about what hinders talent development among the deprived. A model synthesizing constructs from ethical philosophy, sociology, and education reveals socioeconomic…

Many students graduate from high school unprepared for the rigorous reading required in entry-level college and career work. This brief builds on a recent report (Wilkins et al. 2010) that used the Lexile measure (a method for measuring the reading difficulty of prose text and the reading capability of individuals) to estimate the proportion of…

Talent searches are discussed in this journal theme issue, with two feature articles and several recurring columns. "Talent Search: A Driving Force in Gifted Education," by Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, defines what a talent search is, how the Talent Search was developed by Dr. Julian Stanley at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, the…

The identification of the gifted mathematics student is discussed along with the fostering of talent within a mixed-ability framework. (MN)