Table of Contents
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction Jonathan A. Plucker Carolyn M. Callahan 1
Chapter 1 Academic Competitions Stuart N. Omdal M. R. E. Richards 5
Chapter 2 Acceleration Susan G. Assouline Maureen Marron Nicholas Colangelo 15
Chapter 3 Administrative Leadership in Gifted Education Tarek C. Grantham Kristina H. Collins Kenneth T. Dickson 29
Chapter 4 Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs Holly Hertberg-Davis Carolyn M. Callahan 47
Chapter 5 Advocacy Julia Link Roberts 65
Chapter 6 Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Giftedness Jordan L. Wade Ronald E. Reeve 77
Chapter 7 Bullying Jean Sunde Peterson 95
Chapter 8 Cluster Grouping Marcia Gentry 109
Chapter 9 Cognitive Characteristics of the Gifted Tanya Chichekian Bruce M. Shore 119
Chapter 10 College Programming for Gifted Students Anne N. Rinn 133
Chapter 11 Conceptions of Giftedness Tracy Missett Kim McCormick 143
Chapter 12 Counseling Gifted and Talented Students Susan G. Assouline Nicholas Colangelo Nanseol Heo 159
Chapter 13 Creativity: Definitions and Conceptualizations Qin Li James C. Kaufman 173
Chapter 14 Creativity: Development and Enhancement Ronald A. Beghetto 183
Chapter 15 Differentiated Instruction Carol Ann Tomlinson 197
Chapter 16 Early Childhood Education Nancy B. Hertzog 211
Chapter 17 Enrichment E. Jean Gubbins 223
Chapter 18 Ethnically Diverse Students Frank C. Worrell 237
Chapter 19 Excellence Gaps Nathan Burroughs Jonathan Plucker 255
Chapter 20 Gender Issues Carolyn M. Callahan Thomas P. Hébert 267
Chapter 21 Gifted Programming Standards Susan K. Johnsen 281
Chapter 22 Gifted Rural Students Amy Price Azano 297
Chapter 23 Highly Gifted Students Jae Yup Jung Miraca U. M. Gross 305
Chapter 24 Homeschooling Gifted Children Robert Kunzman 315
Chapter 25 Identification of Gifted Students James H. Borland 323
Chapter 26 Intelligences Outside the Normal Curve Joseph S. Renzulli Stephanie L. D'Souza 343
Chapter 27 Legal Issues in Gifted Education Stephanie Klupinski Bryan Rothenberg Nicholas Uzl 363
Chapter 28 Matching Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for the Gifted Joyce VanTassel-Baska 377
Chapter 29 Mathematics Gifted Education M. Katherine Gavin Jill L. Adelson 387
Chapter 30 Mentors and Mentorships Carolyn M. Callahan Robin Kyburg Dickson 413
Chapter 31 Motivation and Goals Pamela R. Clinkenbeard 427
Chapter 32 Musical Giftedness Katherine D. Strand Brent M. Gault 439
Chapter 33 Neural Bases of Giftedness Sharlene D. Newman Evie Malaia 451
Chapter 34 Nonverbal Assessment and Identification Kristofor Wiley Marguerite M. Brunner 465
Chapter 35 Parenting Jennifer L. Jolly Michael S. Matthews 481
Chapter 36 Personal Talent Theory and High-Ability Youth Sidney M. Moon 493
Chapter 37 Professional Development for Novice and Experienced Teachers E. Jean Gubbins 505
Chapter 38 Reading and Talented Readers Sally M. Reis 519
Chapter 39 RtI as a Framework for Meeting the Needs of Gifted Learners Mary Ruth Coleman 533
Chapter 40 School Choice Matthew C. Makel Jonathan A. Plucker 545
Chapter 41 Science Cheryll M. Adams Rebecca L. Pierce 553
Chapter 42 Self-Concept and the Gifted Michael S. Matthews 567
Chapter 43 Service Delivery Models Stephen T. Schroth 577
Chapter 44 Social and Emotional Traits of Gifted Youth Kristofor Wiley Thomas P. Hébert 593
Chapter 45 Social Studies and Gifted Learners Jessica A. Hockett 609
Chapter 46 Special Schools for the Gifted Matthew T. McBee Samantha Fields 623
Chapter 47 Talent Search Paula Olszewski-Kubilius Dana Thomson 633
Chapter 48 Teacher Characteristics and High-Ability Learners Ann Robinson 645
Chapter 49 Thinking and Learning Styles David Yun Dai 659
Chapter 50 Twice-Exceptional Learners M. Layne Kalbfleisch 671
Chapter 51 Underachievers D. Betsy McCoach Del Siegle 691
Chapter 52 Using Technology to Support the Unique Needs of Gifted Learners Thomas Brush Krista Glazewski Anne Ottenbreit-Leftwich Jamie Baker 707
Chapter 53 Visual and Performing Arts Talent Development Jane Piirto 723
About the Editors 735
About the Authors 737
Index 759
