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Sayler, Micheal – 1994
This guide for parents of gifted children in Texas is intended to provide general information and sources of additional help. Section 1 examines the meaning of being gifted and talented and provides the Texas definition of giftedness, lists of characteristics and concomitant problems of gifted and talented children, and a discussion of the highly…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Child Rearing, Definitions, Educational Legislation
Download full textLightcap, Susan J. – 1985
The paper examines the uniqueness of gifted children and the problems facing them and their families as a result of the giftedness. Annotations from the literature are preceded by selected quotations from gifted children designed to reflect the research and expert opinions which follow. The first section considers the complex nature of giftedness…
Descriptors: Coping, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment
Whipple, Guy M., Ed. – 1924
The document contains approximately 30 author contributed chapters and papers on the education for and research prior to 1924 on gifted students. Section I contains general reports and summaries; while Section II focuses on special studies on the areas of the physical and mental traits, educational achievements, case studies, physical condition…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1992
These six guides on identifying and assisting the gifted school-age child are specifically addressed to either clinical social workers, school social workers, school counselors, nurses, physicians, and psychologists. Each leaflet examines the role of the target professional in providing assistance to gifted children. For example, the social…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Intervention
Shaw, Stan F.; Shaw, Sarah R. – 1987
The bibliography on issues related to postsecondary programming for the learning disabled contains approximately 160 references to studies published between 1980 and 1987. An introductory section notes the little agreement and lack of data regarding the appropriateness of various program models, the utility of different approaches to diagnosis,…
Descriptors: College Students, Education Work Relationship, Handicap Identification, Instructional Effectiveness
Hoover, John H.; Reetz, Linda J. – 1989
Intended for use in college-level secondary-education methods courses, the module contains text, an annotated bibliography, and overhead masters. The first section explains the federal definition of learning disabilities (LD), noting the difficulty of measuring many of the characteristics identified in the definition and the resulting increasing…
Descriptors: Definitions, Eligibility, Federal Legislation, Handicap Identification
Farmer, Vernon L.; Farmer, Betty L. – 1992
This annotated bibliography was prepared as a resource to help institutions of higher education create an institutional climate conducive to the academic success of students with learning disabilities (LD) on their campuses. The entries were compiled from searches of three computerized databases as well as a manual library search. The selected…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Programs, College Students, Demonstration Programs
California Association for the Gifted. – 1998
This guide for parents of gifted children answers frequently asked questions, identifies resources, and text of relevant California laws and regulations. Preliminary material includes an introduction and a "Declaration of the Educational Rights of the Gifted Child" by Barbara Clark. Part 1 provides answers to parents' questions…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Advocacy, Child Rearing, Educational Legislation
Cunnion, Maryellen; And Others – 1980
The final of three volumes on Project PRISM, a program to help middle school teachers meet the needs of gifted and talented children in their classes without removing them from the mainstream, lists resources on the education of gifted and talented children. Materials are organized according to four basic types: books, periodicals, curriculum aids…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education, Community Role, Curriculum
Title VII Midwest Multifunctional Resource Center - Service Area 5, Des Plaines, IL. – 1989
This annotated bibliography of 180 items related to English literacy for non-literate, limited-English-speaking secondary school students includes documents, monographs, reports, handouts, curricular materials, articles, bibliographies, newsletters, publishers' catalogs, and other materials. The information is categorized in six sections: (1)…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques, Educational Needs, English (Second Language)
Winkler, Kathleen; And Others – 1980
This handbook is both a resource for teachers, counselors, administrators, and other support staff and an inservice training manual for a teacher trainer in a workshop setting. Each of the first three (of four) sections contains two components. The first is a resource component with informative materials and various exercises to help the teacher…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Classroom Techniques, Coping, Disabilities
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. Information Center on Exceptional Children. – 1978
A series of 18 fact sheets provide basic information on specific subjects of interest to those working with gifted and talented children. The fact sheets, produced by the Council for Exceptional Children, are in question/answer format and have resource references. Following are the topics of the fact sheets: career awareness for the gifted and…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Community Programs, Creative Thinking, Creativity
Title VII Midwest Multifunctional Resource Center - Service Area 5, Des Plaines, IL. – 1990
This annotated bibliography includes citations of 197 documents, monographs, reports, handouts, curricular materials, articles, bibliographies, newsletters, and publishers' catalogs related to English literacy instruction for secondary school limited-English-proficient (LEP) students. An introductory section describes the types of information…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques, Educational Needs, English (Second Language)
