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Guenther, Alex – 1998
Designed for teachers and parents, this pamphlet addresses academic acceleration for gifted children and offers brief descriptions of some major types of acceleration along with issues of assessment and appropriateness for each. Early admission to kindergarten is described as attractive because it allows children to be accelerated without the…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Advanced Courses, Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs
Guenther, Alex – 1999
Designed for Spanish-speaking educators and parents, this pamphlet discusses academic acceleration for gifted children. Major types of academic acceleration and their benefits are described. These include: (1) early admission to kindergarten that saves parents of gifted children the expenses of a year of preschool, allows children to be…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Advanced Courses, Advanced Placement