We welcome you to explore a selection of articles related to gifted education and child development. Please click on the links to read more.
Gifted Child Identification
Is My Child Gifted?
published by: National Association for Gifted Children
Just as every child is unique, no two gifted children are exactly alike. Psychologists, researchers, and experts who study giftedness have identified several formal and informal indicators to help determine if a child is gifted. (Click above link to read more.)
published by: National Association for Gifted Children
Just as every child is unique, no two gifted children are exactly alike. Psychologists, researchers, and experts who study giftedness have identified several formal and informal indicators to help determine if a child is gifted. (Click above link to read more.)
Is Your Child Gifted? What to Look for and Why You Should Know
published by: Psychology Today
Is your kid gifted? How do you tell if your child is gifted? Schools that have programs for gifted students are often able to identify gifted kids by using traditional screening methods like group IQ tests, review of achievement test scores and past grades, observation, and getting input form teachers and parents. (Click above link to read more.)
published by: Psychology Today
Is your kid gifted? How do you tell if your child is gifted? Schools that have programs for gifted students are often able to identify gifted kids by using traditional screening methods like group IQ tests, review of achievement test scores and past grades, observation, and getting input form teachers and parents. (Click above link to read more.)
Who Are The 'Gifted And Talented' And What Do They Need?
published by: National Public Radio
Ron Turiello's daughter, Grace, seemed unusually alert even as a newborn. At 7 months or so, she showed an interest in categorizing objects: She'd take a drawing of an elephant in a picture book, say, and match it to a stuffed elephant and a realistic plastic elephant. (Click above link to read more.)
published by: National Public Radio
Ron Turiello's daughter, Grace, seemed unusually alert even as a newborn. At 7 months or so, she showed an interest in categorizing objects: She'd take a drawing of an elephant in a picture book, say, and match it to a stuffed elephant and a realistic plastic elephant. (Click above link to read more.)
NSGT - Giftedness Defined
published by: National Society for the Gifted and Talented
This definition of giftedness is the broadest and most comprehensive and is used by many school districts. It speaks of talent, which includes all areas of a child’s life: academic, artistic, athletic, and social. Most schools limit their definition and their programs to academics, but it is important to focus on performance and accomplishment. (Click above link to read more.) (Click above link to read more.)
published by: National Society for the Gifted and Talented
This definition of giftedness is the broadest and most comprehensive and is used by many school districts. It speaks of talent, which includes all areas of a child’s life: academic, artistic, athletic, and social. Most schools limit their definition and their programs to academics, but it is important to focus on performance and accomplishment. (Click above link to read more.) (Click above link to read more.)
Myths About Gifted Children
published by: National Association for Gifted Children
NAGC compiled a list of the most prevalent myths in gifted education with evidence rebutting each of them. This list was developed from a longer list of myths explored in a special of Gifted Child Quarterly (GCQ) in the Fall of 2009. (Click above link to read more.)
published by: National Association for Gifted Children
NAGC compiled a list of the most prevalent myths in gifted education with evidence rebutting each of them. This list was developed from a longer list of myths explored in a special of Gifted Child Quarterly (GCQ) in the Fall of 2009. (Click above link to read more.)
Bright Child vs. Gifted Child
Chart: Bright Child vs. Gifted Learner
published by: Gifted Child Quarterly
This is an excellent chart comparing bright children to gifted learners. (Click above link to read more.)
published by: Gifted Child Quarterly
This is an excellent chart comparing bright children to gifted learners. (Click above link to read more.)
The "Bright Child" vs. the "Gifted Learner": What's the Difference ...
published by: Psychology Today
A teacher stands before me in the hallway of the school. It's early in the morning, a good twenty minutes before students will come into the rooms, and already she is clearly stressed. She's been telling me, quite animatedly, about a problem she's encountered and she continues now. (Click link above to read more.)
published by: Psychology Today
A teacher stands before me in the hallway of the school. It's early in the morning, a good twenty minutes before students will come into the rooms, and already she is clearly stressed. She's been telling me, quite animatedly, about a problem she's encountered and she continues now. (Click link above to read more.)
Gifted Testing
Tests & Assessments
published by: National Association for Gifted Children
Tests are common assessment tools for identification, but should not serve as the sole source of identification. Tests often exclude underserved gifted students who are English Language Learners (ELLs), disabled, or from minority or low-income backgrounds. An identification strategy that includes multiple assessments—both objective and subjective—is the best way to ensure no gifted learner is overlooked. (Click above link to read more.)
published by: National Association for Gifted Children
Tests are common assessment tools for identification, but should not serve as the sole source of identification. Tests often exclude underserved gifted students who are English Language Learners (ELLs), disabled, or from minority or low-income backgrounds. An identification strategy that includes multiple assessments—both objective and subjective—is the best way to ensure no gifted learner is overlooked. (Click above link to read more.)
Gifted Testing
published by: Duke University
Parents decide to have their child tested for a variety of reasons: to qualify for specialized programming, for data to use in advocacy efforts, and to just confirm suspicions about advanced ability. Whatever the reason, parents should approach testing in a careful and informed manner. (Click above link to read more.)
published by: Duke University
Parents decide to have their child tested for a variety of reasons: to qualify for specialized programming, for data to use in advocacy efforts, and to just confirm suspicions about advanced ability. Whatever the reason, parents should approach testing in a careful and informed manner. (Click above link to read more.)
Education of the Gifted Child
Key Reports In Gifted Education
published by: National Association for Gifted Children
published by: National Association for Gifted Children
Why Are Gifted Programs Needed?
published by: National Association for Gifted Children
Gifted and talented students and those with high abilities need gifted education programs that will challenge them in regular classroom settings and enrichment and accelerated programs to enable them to make continuous progress in school. (Click on above link to read more.)
published by: National Association for Gifted Children
Gifted and talented students and those with high abilities need gifted education programs that will challenge them in regular classroom settings and enrichment and accelerated programs to enable them to make continuous progress in school. (Click on above link to read more.)
Gifted Education Is About the Whole Child
published by: Education Week
Face it, the vast majority of people think that gifted children are the smart, high-achieving students in a special, sometimes elitist program at school. It's a universal misperception. (Click on above link to read more.)
published by: Education Week
Face it, the vast majority of people think that gifted children are the smart, high-achieving students in a special, sometimes elitist program at school. It's a universal misperception. (Click on above link to read more.)
Gifted Ed. Students Are More Than Just Really Smart Kids
published by: Education Week
Just this week, a teacher came to me to get advice about how to help a gifted student who is failing her class. Another teacher wanted suggestions about a behavioral plan for an out-of-control student who is gifted. (Click on above link to read more.)
published by: Education Week
Just this week, a teacher came to me to get advice about how to help a gifted student who is failing her class. Another teacher wanted suggestions about a behavioral plan for an out-of-control student who is gifted. (Click on above link to read more.)