The Exceptionally Gifted Child in School by Stephanie Tolan; The exceptionally gifted child is unique. What kind of educational adaptation each child needs must be decided after a careful study of that child's individuality... the certainty that adaptati

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ERIC Digest #E487 discusses gifted children entering kindergarten and describes how to choose a school.

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This article examines the unique vulnerabilities of children with extraordinarily advanced intellectual skills, and highlights the differences between highly gifted and moderately gifted children.

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Strategies to reverse underachievement.

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Article by Sandra Carlton describes her challenges in finding an approriate educational setting for her profoundly gifted son. Their story includes legal, administrative and personal obstacles.

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Article by Dr. Jan Davidson uses the term "quiet crisis" to describe the neglect of our educational system to nurture our nation's most able young minds.It argues that this quiet crisis in effect denies future generations the benefit of those students' ac

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This is the second of two articles by Beth Wright, the mother of a profoundly gifted early college entrant. Both articles offer an insightful collection of parents' perspectives on early college issues and experiences.

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This board is for parents and teachers of the profoundly gifted and prodigious child.

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Program of Assessment, Diagnosis and Instruction (PADI) is an elementarty school program that finds and fosters potential giftedness among minority and poor children. PADI seeks to nurture higher level thinking skills among these underachieving students.

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Includes recommendations and considerations for helping underachievers.

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