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Resource: Acceleration for gifted students: A background paper created for the Portland Public School District
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Author: DeLacy, M.
Publisher: Margaret DeLacy
URL: http://www.tagpdx.org/accelera.htm
Year: 1996
Description: This article, written by a parent as a background paper for a school district advisory committee, provides a look at acceleration vs. enrichment. Includes research on acceleration, the benefits and effects, appropriateness, and ability grouping as an enhancement or alternative. It addresses the concerns acceleration raises, including academic and non-academic issues.

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