Individuals identified as being gifted or talented are those with high levels of intelligence, high academic achievement, extreme creativity, or possessing unique talents. Although individuals identified as being gifted and talented are neither protected nor funded by IDEA, many of the basic principles of special education apply to them. The following resources will help you explore this topic.

Books Published by Houghton Mifflin Company

• Hunt, N., & Marshall, K. (1999). Exceptional Children and Youth (2^nd ed.). New York: Houghton Mifflin Company - Chapter 12.
• Kirk, S.A., Gallagher, J.J. & Anastasiow, N.J. (2000). Educating Exceptional Children (9^th ed.). New York: Houghton Mifflin Company - Chapter 4.
• Lerner, J. (2000). Learning disabilities: Theories, Diagnosis, and Teaching Strategies. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, p.19.
• Ysseldyke, J.E., Algozzine, B., & Thurlow, M.L. (2000) Critical issues in special education (3^rd ed.). New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, p. 77.

Books Published by Other Companies

• Clark, B. (1997). Growing up gifted: Developing the potential of children at and at school (5^th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice-Hall.
• Colangelo, N., & Davis, G.A. (Eds.) (1997). Handbook of gifted education (2^nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
• Davis, G.A., & Rimm, S.B. (1998). Education of the gifted child (4^th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
• Gallagher, J.J., & Gallagher, S.A. (1994). Teaching the gifted child (4^th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
• Genshaft, J.L., Bireley, M., & Hollinger, C.L. (Eds.) (1995). Serving gifted and talented students: A resource for school personnel. Austin,TX: Pro-Ed.
• Maker, C. J., & Nielson, A. B. (1995). Teaching models in education of the gifted (2^nd ed.). Austin, TX: Pro-Ed.
• Maker, C. J., & Nielson, A. B. (1996). Curriculum development and teaching strategies for gifted learners (2^nd ed.). Austin, TX: Pro-Ed.
• Piirto, J. (1999). Talented children and gifted adults: Their development and education (2^nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall.
• Renzulli, J. S. (Ed.). (1994). Schools for talent development: A practical plan for total school improvement. Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children.
• Van Tassel-Baska J. (Ed.) (1994). Comprehensive curriculum for gifted learners (2^nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Journals

• Gifted Child Quarterly
• Gifted Child Today
• Gifted Education International
• Journal for the Education of the Gifted (CEC)
• Journal of Secondary Gifted Education

Fact Sheets

• Fact sheets for gifted education -- http://ericec.org/gifted/gt-facts.html

Web site Resources

• Association for the Gifted (CEC)-- http://www.cec.sped.org/
• Department of Special Education and Habilitative Services -- http://www.uno.edu/~edsp/links/gt_links.html
• ERIC: Gifted Education -- http://ericec.org/gifted/gt-menu.html
• Gifted Child Society -- http://www.gifted.org
• Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Educational Program -- http://www.ed.gov/prog_info/Javits/index.html
• Mensa Gifted Child Program -- http://us.mensa.org
• National Association for Gifted Children -- http://www.nagc.org

Popular Movies

• Class Act (1992). Warner Brothers
• Little man Tate (1991). Orion
• Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993). Paramount Pictures

Online Resource Documents

• Challenging gifted student in the regular classroom -- http://ericec.org/digests/e513.html
• Developing learner outcomes for gifted students -- http://ericec.org/digests/e514.html
• Differentiating curriculum for gifted students -- http://ericec.org/digests/e510.html
• Gifted but learning disabled: A puzzling paradox -- http://ericec.org/digests/e479.html
• Giftedness and the Gifted: What's it all about? -- http://ericec.org/digests/e476.html
• Know your legal rights in gifted education -- http://ericec.org/digests/e541.html
• Nurturing giftedness in young children -- http://ericec.org/digests/e487.html
• Nurturing social-emotional development of gifted children -- http://ericec.org/digests/e527.html
• Should gifted students be grade-advanced? -- http://ericec.org/digests/e526.html
• Social emotional needs of gifted children: Selected readings for educators -- http://ericec.org/minibibs/eb5.html
• Underachieving gifted students -- http://ericec.org/digests/e478.html