For Parents of Gifted Children
What should an effective gifted program look like? This question may be difficult for any parent to answer, and it can be especially difficult for parents who have moved to the U.S. as adults. This is not only because...
Among all the subgroups of students whose performance in school is commonly studied, English language learners (ELLs) are the least represented in gifted education programs. A variety of related reasons may account for this state of affairs, but the...
Expert's Forum Issue 1 / Fall 2009 Special Populations Talent Development
Introduction For more than four decades researchers have been interested in learning what happens to gifted students who drop out of high school. Estimates of the number of gifted learners who drop out differ widely, and a figure of 20...
Volume 8 / Issue 2 Winter 2008 Social-Emotional Issues The Emotional Edge
If it seems like students have a lot more standardized testing these days than when you were in school, you are absolutely right. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) mandates annual testing in math and reading for...
Volume 7 / Issue 1 / Fall 2006 Legislation/Law Testing, Testing, 1,2,3 Tests & Testing
After several decades of gradual decline, foreign-language learning is now on the upswing. Educators and businesses alike see value in knowing a second language. There are several things parents should know about second-language learning to help their children be successful...
Educational Strategies Volume 6 / Issue 2 / Winter 2006 Special Focus Talent Development
What Is a Science Fair, Anyway? A science fair is an event in which students present independent research projects. They are required to produce new data to answer a question, which is considered a higher-level skill than merely summarizing knowledge...
Connections Educational Strategies Volume 6 / Issue 1 / Fall 2005 Talent Development
Measures of IQ, the intelligence quotient, have historically been the primary means of identifying intellectually gifted children. Although additional identification methods have been adopted in recent decades, IQ tests retain a prominent role in determining appropriate educational settings for...
Volume 5 / Issue 3 / Spring 2005 Testing, Testing, 1,2,3 Tests & Testing
It’s no secret that standardized testing is increasingly common. Each year new tests appear, and it may seem that more school time is spent on testing than on teaching and learning. Yet test scores themselves are often difficult to interpret....
Volume 5 / Issue 1 / Fall 2004 Testing, Testing, 1,2,3 Tests & Testing