A Personal Record: Is Acceleration Worth the Effort?.

Howley, Craig B.; Howley, Aimee A.

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Publication Date: 2002

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A Personal Record: Is Acceleration Worth the Effort?

Howley, Craig B.; Howley, Aimee A.

Roeper Review, v24 n3 p134-36 Spr 2002

This reprint of an article on the positive experiences of parents who accelerated their gifted children is preceded by a commentary that highlights the important factors that need to be considered before a child is accelerated: academic preparation, school personnel support, and parents' understanding of the limitations of enrichment programs. (Contains 2 references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education), Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities, Gifted, Heterogeneous Grouping, Instructional Effectiveness, Parent Attitudes, Special Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: A Quarter Century of Ideas on Ability Grouping and Acceleration of Gifted Students: Articles from the Roeper Review. Originally published in Roeper Review; v8 n1 p43-45 Sep 1985.