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The Australian National JASON Conference (ANJC) is an annual event designed for educators who plan to teach or co-ordinate the new JASON curriculum, Operation: Monster Storms in 2008.
There is some concern raised by researchers and writers in the field of gifted education as to the exact reasons why gifted children often read literature that is paced well beyond their chronological marker. It is critical that gifted children's reading materials involve a rich and varied language...
Silverman (1986) reported that the use of intelligence testing in discovering giftedness in females is enormously effective due to its sensitivity to developmental advancement, particularly in pre-school and primary-aged children. "When early test results are ignored or considered no longer valid in the upper grades, girls suffer" (p. 59).