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Advocating for a Grade Skip: A Portfolio of Research
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    Articles on gifted education topics.

    Gifted Development Center The Gifted Development Center serves parents, schools, and advocacy groups with information about identification, assessment, counseling, learning styles, programs, presentations, and resources for gifted children and adults.
    Growing Up Gifted, Northwest Education Magazine, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. Articles in the Fall 1997 issue dealt with gifted education. From the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.
    GT World GT World is an on-line support community for parents of Gifted and Talented children. Information from GT World would be of interest to teachers and other educators as well. (Links from GT World)
    GT-World Definitions of Terms Definitions of gifted education terms. From GT World.
    Hoagies' Gifted Education Page Hoagies' Gifted Education page is a comprehensive resource guide for education of gifted children.
    How Can I Help My Gifted Child Plan for College? Children who are "gifted" demonstrate a high performance capability in intellectual, creative, or artistic areas, leadership ability, or specific academic fields. This brochure discusses early steps parents and their gifted children can take to prepare for college and to ensure that the college experience is positive. From KidSource.
    Mis-Diagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children: Gifted and LD, ADHD, OCD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder Many gifted and talented children (and adults) are being mis-diagnosed by psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, and other health care professionals. The most common mis-diagnoses are: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (OD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Mood Disorders such as Cyclothymic Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Depression, and Bi-Polar Disorder.
    National Excellence: A Case for Developing America's Talent - Executive Summary More than 20 years have elapsed since the last national report on the status of educating gifted and talented students. Much has changed since that report alerted Americans to the pressing needs of these youngsters and challenged policymakers to provide them with a better education. National Excellence: The Case for Developing America's Talent discusses these changes.