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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Honeck, Ellen; Jones, Shannon – Understanding Our Gifted, 2009
When designing curriculum, the unique characteristics of young, gifted students must be carefully considered. Many have a highly defined sense of justice or fairness, a precocious ability to manipulate language or number systems, a need to see the connections between learning experiences, a heightened curiosity, and an ability to conceive a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Opera, Academically Gifted, Kindergarten
Leggett, Ann Alexander – Understanding Our Gifted, 2009
Cutler was their first child, so how could they know just how different he really was? As parents, they had heard others say that everyone thinks their own children are gifted. Gifted? That really wasn't a label they had even considered. Their son looked at things differently than others his age. He had intense passions and little quirky…
Descriptors: Gifted, Academically Gifted, Academic Achievement, Preschool Education
Milligan, Julie Lamb – Understanding Our Gifted, 2008
Classroom teachers play an important role in the success of gifted programs. During the past two decades, researchers (Bigelow, 1993; Bransky, 1987; Milligan, 2001; Tomlinson, 2001) consistently reported more support from classroom teachers for gifted programming when the teachers had a greater understanding of giftedness. On the other hand, when…
Descriptors: Gifted, Identification, Teachers, Staff Development
Webb, James T.; Goerss, Jean; Amend, Edward R.; Webb, Nadia E.; Beljan, Paul; Olenchak, F. Richard – Understanding Our Gifted, 2006
How frequently are gifted children misdiagnosed? Frankly, there are no research data, though the authors know it occurs, and perhaps frequently. How do individuals draw this conclusion? Because the authors have tested children whose parents have come to them for a second (or third) opinion, and in their clinical experience it appears that…
Descriptors: Gifted, Opinions, Psychologists, Behavior Disorders
Sisk, Dorothy – Understanding Our Gifted, 2006
This article describes Success Express, a program planned and implemented as part of a collaborative 1990 Javits project for gifted students between Lamar University and Texas A & M. The program has been continued by Lamar and Beaumont Independent School District as a two week summer program to identify high-potential, low-income 4-5 year olds and…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Summer Programs, Academically Gifted, Talent
Provenzano, Pamela – Understanding Our Gifted, 2003
Gifted children display unique depths of thought, understanding, and curiosity. They think critically and easily utilize information they have assimilated in order to understand new experiences. They are the ones who think of something no one else has thought of, have unique perspectives, or can grasp concepts with little effort. They are the ones…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Gifted, Kindergarten, Educational Needs