Procedures in "webbing"--allowing gifted students to creatively explore alternatives or connections in interesting areas--are described to include topic and subtopic selection, subtopic expansion, discussion, planning, and questioning. A sample unit in space exploration is included, along with unit bibliography and webbing activity checklist. (CL)

The authors examine the distinctions between induction and deduction and curriculum, with specific examples in social studies and science. (CL)

The article describes why the Enrichment Triad Model needs to be adapted for a preschool/primary setting and provides suggestions on how to do this. A real-life example of a five-year-old who successfully completed a Type III project is presented. (Author)

Twenty skills are identified and illustrated by example activities which should help the student receive, organize, and analyze data; manipulate it at a symbolic or model level; and treat it in imaginative ways through purposeful distortion and fantasy. (CL)

The multiple talent approach is a system for helping teachers identify and develop multiple talents in elementary grade students, including talents in the areas of productive thinking, forecasting, communication, planning, and decisionmaking as well as in the academic areas. (SBH)

Thinking strategies (sequences of steps undertaken to produce a thought product) should be an important goal in gifted education. Suggestions are made for creating a curriculum to promote thinking development. (CL)

The authors assert that history can be approached from a creative perspective; the student need not merely report what has already been written. Instead, students may make an original contribution by becoming a practicing historian. Strategies and examples of ideas to motivate students toward this level of productivity are described. (Author/CL)

Aspects of creativity and the relationship between creativity and values clarification are discussed. Creativity-oriented student behaviors (such as identifying problems that need to be solved or resolved) are identified and three ways in which values clarification enhances creativity are explored. (PHR)

Reading for primary level gifted children should provide for more appropriate experiences than by mere adaptations of the regular reading program. Early identification should be followed by small group instruction in which gifted students are encouraged to read widely, creatively, and critically. (CL)

Gaming (the use of formal games for specific academic purposes) is a method for teaching formal thinking processes that is particularly suited to the gifted student. Various games can be used to develop deductive reasoning, the concept of subsets, inductive reasoning, and attention to detail. (Author/SW)

Suggestions are given for operating quality programs for gifted children on limited budgets. Considered are alternatives such as cluster grouping, use of parent and community volunteers, and use of community resources and services. (CL)

Teachers of foreign language can use B. Bloom's taxonomy to present challenges to gifted students while still ensuring understanding of the basics. Basic skills would be followed by exploration in application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Examples of activities in each of the four areas are presented. (CL)

Eight group activities are presented to promote the emotional and social development of gifted and talented students. Guidelines stress the importance of modeling desired behaviors, using openings and closings, and dealing openly with conflict. (Author/CL)

A new type of gifted underachiever, the child who excels in regular education but becomes discouraged and withdraws from challenges in special gifted programs, is described. Coping and self-evaluation strategies to help the child are discussed. (MSE)

The article presents a summary, in outline form, of suggestions for helping gifted girls. Suggestions address the areas of parent education, early identification, gifted peers, early entrance, teacher inservice, special programs, career counseling, and conferences for gifted girls. (DB)