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Silverman, Linda Kreger, Ed. – Understanding Our Gifted, 1993
This theme issue on the role of parents in the education of their gifted children contains two feature articles. "'Pushy and Domineering': A Stigma Placed on Parents of Gifted Children," by Lynn C. Cole and Roxana M. DellaVecchia, examines how parents are perceived as "pushy and domineering" when they strongly advocate for appropriate education…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Parent Participation
Silverman, Linda Kreger, Ed. – Understanding Our Gifted, 1993
Excellence in education of gifted children is the focus of this journal theme issue. Two articles are featured: (1) "Making Connections for the At-Risk Gifted Child" by Mary Kay Finholt and Kathy Peckron, describing an exemplary support system developed for at-risk gifted students in the Rockwood School District in Missouri, which…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Excellence in Education, Gifted
Silverman, Linda Kreger, Ed. – Understanding Our Gifted, 1994
This theme issue on the role of networking in improving services for gifted individuals presents two feature articles and several regular columns. "A Network of Scholars" by Jerry Flack describes efforts of a group of professional educators and researchers of gifted persons in Colorado who worked cooperatively to create the Colorado…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Networks
Silverman, Linda Kreger, Ed. – Understanding Our Gifted, 1994
Talent searches are discussed in this journal theme issue, with two feature articles and several recurring columns. "Talent Search: A Driving Force in Gifted Education," by Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, defines what a talent search is, how the Talent Search was developed by Dr. Julian Stanley at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Aptitude, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Silverman, Linda Kreger, Ed. – Understanding Our Gifted, 1994
This journal theme issue focuses on attention deficit disorders (ADD) in gifted children. "Gifted Children with Attention Deficit Disorder" by Deirdre V. Lovecky outlines symptoms of ADD, types of ADD, issues of giftedness, strengths of gifted children with ADD, and methods for helping gifted children with ADD. "The Perplexed…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Gifted Disabled
Silverman, Linda Kreger, Ed. – Understanding Our Gifted, 1993
The six issues of this newsletter have the following themes: (1) home schooling, (2) promising practices, (3) parent advocacy, (4) the young gifted child, (5) "being out of sync," and (6) philosophy of giftedness. Major articles include the following: "Homeschooling for Gifted Primary Students" (Patricia Linehan); "Learning to Fly: A Home…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Acceleration (Education), Child Advocacy, Child Rearing
Silverman, Linda Kreger, Ed. – Understanding Our Gifted, 1992
This document consists of the six volume 4 issues of the journal "Understanding Our Gifted." The six issues focus on student research, technology and education, empowering parents, assessing the gifted, collaborative efforts, and family relationships, respectively. Feature articles have the following titles and authors: "Inside…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Relationship
Silverman, Linda Kreger, Ed. – Understanding Our Gifted, 1991
This document consists of six issues of a newsletter subtitled "Dedicated to Helping Gifted Children Reach their Full Potential." These issues focus on personality types, program administration, creativity, counseling, the arts, and cultural diversity. Feature articles have the following titles and authors: "A World of Difference: Children and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Art, Child Rearing, Counseling Techniques
Silverman, Linda Kreger, Ed.; Knopper, Dorothy, Ed. – Understanding Our Gifted, 1994
Each of these issues of "Understanding Our Gifted" is based on the following themes: valuing parents, excellence revisited, networking, talent searches, attention deficit disorders, and mainstreaming the gifted. Feature articles of the six issues include: "'Pushy and Domineering': A Stigma Placed on Parents of Gifted Children" (Lynn C. Cole and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Attention Deficit Disorders, Child Rearing, Educational Methods
