| Description |
xi, 468 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. The Gifted Child and the Changing School Program -- 1. Definition and Identification of the Gifted Child -- 2. Characteristics of Gifted Students -- 3. School Adaptations for the Gifted -- Pt. II. Content Modifications for the Gifted -- 4. Mathematics for Gifted Students -- 5. Science for Gifted Students -- 6. Social Studies for Gifted Students -- 7. Language Arts for Gifted Students -- 8. Visual and Performing Arts for Gifted Students -- Pt. III. Information-Processing Strategies -- 9. Problem Solving and Problem Finding for Gifted Students -- 10. Creativity: Its Identification and Stimulation -- 11. Administration -- 12. Special Populations -- Appendix A: 1992 Listing of State Directors for Gifted and Talented Education -- Appendix B: Major Professional Associations and Advocacy Groups for Gifted Children -- Appendix C: Journals for Gifted Children -- Appendix D: National Consortium for Secondary Schools Specializing in Mathematics, Science, and Technology -- Appendix E: Javits Projects (Federal Programs for Gifted Education, 1992) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Gifted children -- Education -- United States.
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| Author |
Gallagher, Shelagh A.
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| LC no. |
93036642 |
| ISBN |
020514828X |
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