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This short editorial by the then-president of the National Association for the Education of Young Children clarifies the author's position on "hurrying" (Elkind is also author of the book The Hurried Child).
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/elkind.htm
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This article, from the Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children, focues on the fact that "Acceleration is more than just grade skipping."
http://www.qagtc.org.au/acceleration.htm
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This background paper was created for the Portland Public School District Talented and Gifted Advisory Committee. The article includes discussion of: acceleration and enrichment; research concerning the effects of acceleration; the academic effects of acceleration; book references and more.
http://www.tagpdx.org/accelera.htm
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This article touches on the issue of acceleration of gifted students by defining acceleration, describing some of the benefits of acceleration, and listing some of the effects of acceleration on Social and Emotional development.
http://www.firn.edu/doe/commhome/pdf/gift_accel.pdf
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This is a well-written, informative, article addressing the question of why acceleration is a good idea. The sources cited in the article reflect a broad range of professionals in the field -- all of whom are well-known. Additionally, it is brief and concise, making it a great article for parents to bring to educators during the advocacy process.
http://www.apa.org/monitor/may03/acceleration.html
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The purpose of this article, by Michael C. Pyryt, is to describe ways of challenging gifted students through accelerative practice.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~gifteduc/resources/articles/AccelerationMP.pdf
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The focus of this article is on the social and emotional impact of acceleration on a student. The author has pulled together relevant quotes from a wide variety of resources.
http://www.msu.edu/user/robiso12/SkipSocial.htm
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This website was created by Lauren Betancourt, author of "You're gonna miss the prom?", an early college graduate (16), and serves as a resource for other students that are looking for resources regarding acceleration and early college.
http://www.extremeintellect.com/index.htm
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This is a list of guidelines for acceleration that has been designed for use by schools.
http://www.austega.com/gifted/accelerationguidelines.htm
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This interview between Center for Talent Development director Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Ph.D and her former student, Issac Greenspan discusses his education from elementary school to high school. Issac reviewed his experience in various programs that would accommodate his accelerated academic pace. In addition to these programs, he also describes his social growth and the importance of parent advocacy and teacher mentoring.
http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/resources/talentdevelopment/mathinterview.html
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This is one parent's true account of how he accelerated his own child. He discusses his strategy for facilitating radical acceleration. "Last year, when M was eight, he entered high school. Because he had been so emotionally fragile in elementary school and due to his age, I would not allow the school to dictate his class schedule, nor would I allow M to take as many classes as the average high school student."
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/part_time.htm
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This is a true success story of a young boy who initially had an opportunity to learn at his own pace with a mentor. After he began to excel in this area, he was able to formally accelerate within the school system. "I guess the thing that impresses people the most when they hear about our son is that he started to college at age ten. Actually it all came about in such a normal way that it really didn't seem unusual at the time."
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/best_thing.htm
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This article, by John Cloud/Thornburg, asks the question "Are schools leaving the most gifted children behind if they don't allow them to skip ahead?"
http://www.time.com/time/
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This article, by Sharon J. Lynch, discusses the topic of acceleration of gifted students. It answers such questions as:
- Is Educational Acceleration Harmful to the Child Academically?
- But Won't There Be Gaps in the Child's Knowledge?
- Is Educational Acceleration Harmful to the Child Emotionally or Socially?
- What Do Educators Think of the Educational Acceleration Option?
And much more...
http://www.ericec.org/digests/e526.html
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Since 1973, outstanding young people have been attending the Governor's Schools in Virginia. Governor’s Schools provide gifted students academic and visual and performing arts opportunities beyond those normally available to them. Choice from summer residential, summer regional and academic-year programs. Over a dozen academic schools are available, which provide acceleration opportunities. The summer residential schools offer an opportunity for students to study, live with and meet their peers; there is a limited number of residential placem...
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/Govschools/
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