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Gifted's Early Beginnings
William Torrey Harris initiated the earliest efforts for educating gifted children that allowed students to advance every 5 weeks. -
Testing for Gifted
Lewis Terman, father of the gifted education movement ,publishes the Stanford Binet, impacting intelligence testing in American education. -
A Boost for Gifted Education
Leta Hollingworth, who some say is the foremother of gifted education, wrote Gifted Children: Their Nature and Nurture. She taught the first college course on the gifted and studied children with IQ above 180. -
It's Official!
Ann Isaacs founded the National Association of Gifted Children which develops policies and practices, engages in research and development, staff development, and advocacy to support and improve the quality of education for all students. -
Gifted Can Raise the Bar!
A Nation at Risk presents an unsettling report of the achievement level of US secondary school students compared to international students. -
Another Boost for Gifted Education
Congress passes the No Child Left Behind Act, and the definition of gifted and talented is modified again, promoting the need for services to develop their capabilities.
