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Preface. The Nature and Nurture of Gifted and Talented Youth.Introduction. Identification of gifted and talented youth. Meeting the needsof gifted students through use of acceleration. Research on enrichment ofefforts in gifted education. Social-emotional development and adjustment ofgifted children. Research on special populations of gifted learners. IssuesAffecting Students With Severe Disabilities. Introduction. Augmentativesystems for communication with severely disabled students. Determining theacceptability of behavior support plans. Issues in health care in theeducation of students with the most severe disabilities. Transition fromschool to integrated work and community living. Policy implications ofemergent full inclusion models for the education of students with severedisabilities. Children and Youth at Risk. Introduction. Risks associated withpoverty: an analysis of problems and reform needs of urban schools.Challenges for limited English proficient students and the schools. Risksassociated with students' limited cognitive mastery. Families and academicachievement: risks and resilience. Author index. Subject index.