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Gifted Education and Support Options

Many families hold the belief that, somewhere out there, there must be one specific school that is a gifted utopia. The reality is that gifted students have thrived…

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Gifted Traits and Characteristics

Characteristics and Traits of Gifted Children Gifted children often stand out. Whether you are a parent, an educator, or a student, you are likely here because you have…

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Is My Child Gifted?

Determining whether or not your child is gifted is no easy task. As you have likely already discovered, there are a plethora of definitions, characteristics, assessments, theories –…

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Supporting Gifted Preschoolers

Parents of gifted babies or gifted toddlers may feel like they are at a loss when it comes to supporting their unique children. Formal research on gifted individuals…

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Frequently Asked Questions: Profoundly Gifted Students & Gifted Education

These questions and answers have been compiled over the past decade during which the the Davidson Institute has worked to fulfill its mission to recognize, nurture and support…

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Basic educational options for gifted students in schools

Joyce VanTassel-Baska explores the options available to educators for working with gifted children by offering strategies to employ with gifted students to prevent them from being bored in…

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Gifted Chatter: Some of our Favorite Gifted Podcast Episodes

Today we are taking a look at some of our favorite podcast episodes related to gifted education. See a selection below: TiLT Parenting Podcast – “Terry Roberts, PhD,…

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Searching for Gifted Utopia

What would the perfect school look like to you? Do you picture a public school with resourceful teachers and administrators? Do you picture a private school with rigorous…

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Elementary Years for the Gifted: Patterns, Strategies, Encouraging Growth

Outside of the profoundly gifted (PG) world, it seems like everyone assumes that elementary school is the “easy” time. Most students are in school full time, so there…

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Mathematically Gifted Students: How Can We Meet Their Needs?

This article discusses the identification of the characteristics of the gifted math student, how school districts comply with the child’s needs, and how teachers can learn the importance…

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The Goldilocks Question: How to Support your 2e Child and Get it “Just Right”

This article examines three situations common to twice-exceptional children and their parents. From them, guidelines to help parents determine just how much support to give their struggling twice-exceptional…

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Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate – Which is Best for Gifted Students?

Comparing Goodness of Fit for Gifted Students: AP vs IB In 2011, Jay Mathews, the noted Washington Post education columnist, led a Davidson seminar comparing goodness of fit…

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