Phasing out ineffective programs may free up resources for more effective alternatives and improve student outcomes. This review of the literature on the de-implementation process in schools includes a practical guide that can be used to ensure students receive the most effective services available. This framework can be applied to illustrate how…

Programs for gifted and talented education should be guided by research-based practices, but states' policies vary in their recommendations for programming, and in how they hold local education agencies accountable for implementing those recommendations. State plans for gifted and talented education rely on the voluntary compliance of districts to…

This article reviews research examining the efficacy of early phonological interventions for young students identified with speech and language impairments. Eighteen studies are included, providing results for nearly 500 students in preschool through third grade. Although findings are generally positive, there are large individual differences in…

A discussion of identification procedures and instruments used for the six talent areas of giftedness is provided. The six areas covered include general intellectual ability, specific academic aptitude, creative and productive thinking, leadership abilities, visual and performing arts, and psychomotor skills. (PHR)

The monograph considers four issues in behavioral assessment of learning disabled (LD) students: primary assumptions of the behavioral approach, identification of LD students, program planning for identified students, and program evaluation. Among factors examined in the first section are the components of experimental analysis of behavior,…

The paper examines key issues in the future of gifted education, first noting the emphasis in the current literature on the need for restructuring the curriculum, particularly in science and mathematics. Findings regarding definitions of gifted children are examined, noting the frequent practice of arbitrarily identifying those dimensions of…

The paper examines research on the education of gifted students. Studies are cited and conclusions drawn for 10 topic areas: (1) identification (methods, recommended commercial tests, sex differences, emotional differences); (2) rationale for special provisions; (3) talent loss (dropping out and educational deprivation); (4) needed personnel…

This review on education for the artistically gifted considers trends in student identification, curriculum, and program evaluation over the period 1924-1980. (SJL)

The authors report on findings from a questionnaire on the education of gifted students in Florida completed by 226 superintendents, administrators, and teachers (elementary and secondary). Among findings are that counselors, psychologists, and classroom teachers were the staff principally involved in screening of referral; school psychologists…

The review of the first 10 years of The Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth, which began in 1971, describes the program's origins in the identification and educational facilitation of specific students by individual staff members. Also described and evaluated are the fast paced precalculus, college level calculus, other mathematics classes,…

The report examines reasons for widely different proportions of handicapped children identified in 24 local school districts across six states and surveys the implementation of special education programs in those districts. Interviews are said to have been conducted with over 1000 persons, including students, teachers, parents, administrators, and…

The monograph examines educational services for gifted and talented children in Australia. Issues in the definition and identification of giftedness are examined, including the difficulties of evaluating potential, the effects of minority group culture upon identification, and the problems of underachievement. Issues and options in educational…

The Learner Report (LR) (A. D. De Groot, 1974) is an instrument to identify educational objectives that resist obvious measurement. An overview is presented of studies using the LR and problems and solutions found in the literature and identified in a survey of 16 Dutch LR users. (SLD)

Fragmented, agency-centered services contribute to poor educational and societal outcomes. The National Agenda to Improve Results for Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance targets approaches that are knowledge based and have a high likelihood of improving outcomes. Explores the implications of the agenda's seven targets and the…

The author examines the status and recent changes in the education of gifted and talented students in Australia and the United States. Seven issues are addressed (sample subtopics in parentheses): ambivalent attitudes toward egalitarianism and excellence (equality of opportunity vs. equality of outcome); definitions and assessment of…