A chart showing the basic differences between a bright child and a gifted learner- a useful tool when discussing the definition of gifted.

Identification, learning characteristics, and creative characteristics of the gifted.

Article is excerpted from Growing up Gifted. Author Barbara Clark reviews the research on characteristics of children with extreme intelligence and indentifies 30 characteristics highly gifted children commonly possess.

A review of gifted literature by Linda Kreger Silverman.

TIP identifies gifted children and provides resources to nurture the development of these exceptionally bright youngsters.

Understanding giftedness as a stable aspect of the self, an issue of differential development, helps us to understand and support the whole gifted child, rather than only the accomplishments

Psychologist Howard Gardner identified seven distinct types of intelligence. They are listed with respect to gifted or talented children.

Factors which affect the gifted immigrant student.

Provides information on identifying and working with giftedness, dual exceptionality, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, and different learning styles. Boston Metro-west area.

Many of our brightest and most creative minds are not only going unrecognized, but they also are often given diagnoses that indicate pathology. Includes a list of the common Mis-Diagnoses of gifted youth.

Gifted individuals face many challenges. One of them may be in getting correctly identified by psychotherapists and others as gifted.

A complete list of all standardized tests used in education the United States.

A column by Martin E.P. Seligman, PhD.

Michael K. Meyerhoff writes about the different types of intelligences of two girls and wonders how schools can restructure themselves to value the curious learner, instead of just valuing the learner who can parrot back information.

Summary of the section Identification of Gifted and Talented Students from the Ministry of Education handbook Gifted and talented students: Meeting their needs in New Zealand schools.

This information about giftedness from the National Association for Gifted Children includes: "Who Are the Gifted?," "Characteristics of Various Areas of Giftedness," and "Why Should Gifted Education Be Supported?"

UK government initiative, designed to identify and assess students gifted at mathematics and problem solving. Resources include World Class Tests and classroom materials.