The gifted and the extraordinary
A column by Martin E.P. Seligman, PhD.

Giftedness as Asynchronous Development
Understanding giftedness as a stable aspect of the self, an issue of differential development, helps us to understand and support the whole gifted child, rather than only the accomplishments

Who Are the Gifted?
This information about giftedness from the National Association for Gifted Children includes: "Who Are the Gifted?," "Characteristics of Various Areas of Giftedness," and "Why Should Gifted Education Be Supported?"

Characteristics and Behaviors of the Gifted
Identification, learning characteristics, and creative characteristics of the gifted.

Misdiagnosis of the Gifted
Gifted individuals face many challenges. One of them may be in getting correctly identified by psychotherapists and others as gifted.

Characteristics of Giftedness
A review of gifted literature by Linda Kreger Silverman.

Howard Gardner's Seven Types of Intelligence
Psychologist Howard Gardner identified seven distinct types of intelligence. They are listed with respect to gifted or talented children.

Bright Child/Gifted Learner
A chart showing the basic differences between a bright child and a gifted learner- a useful tool when discussing the definition of gifted.

The Plural of Leaf is Tree
Michael K. Meyerhoff writes about the different types of intelligences of two girls and wonders how schools can restructure themselves to value the curious learner, instead of just valuing the learner who can parrot back information.

Mind-Works
Provides information on identifying and working with giftedness, dual exceptionality, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, and different learning styles. Boston Metro-west area.

Standardized Test Holdings
A complete list of all standardized tests used in education the United States.

Identifying and Serving Recent Immigrant Children Who Are Gifted
Factors which affect the gifted immigrant student.

Mis-Diagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children
Many of our brightest and most creative minds are not only going unrecognized, but they also are often given diagnoses that indicate pathology. Includes a list of the common Mis-Diagnoses of gifted youth.

Characteristics of Extreme Intelligence
Article is excerpted from Growing up Gifted. Author Barbara Clark reviews the research on characteristics of children with extreme intelligence and indentifies 30 characteristics highly gifted children commonly possess.

Duke University Talent Identification Program
TIP identifies gifted children and provides resources to nurture the development of these exceptionally bright youngsters.

Screening for Special Diagnoses.
ED389965, ERIC Digest, gives problems and solutions for school screening.