This information was produced by the staff of the Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development (B-BC) at the University of Iowa (belinblank.org). The resources and information listed here are for informational purposes; there is no direct or implied endorsement by the B-BC. Services provided by the B-BC include programs for academically talented K-12 and college students, professional development for teachers, the Assessment and Counseling Clinic, the Acceleration Institute (accelerationinstitute.org), and graduate programs and research in gifted education.

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The purpose of the Acceleration Institute website is to inform educators, researchers, policymakers, administrators, and parents of the research and best practices concerning academic acceleration. Our discussions of academic acceleration include grade skipping, early entrance to kindergarten or college, moving ahead in just one subject, and other ways of moving a student ahead to more challenging coursework.

Some of the information most pertinent to researchers includes:

Annotated Bibliography, including topics such as Academic Effects, Assessment, Case Studies, Differentiation and Grouping, Diverse Populations, Early Entrance to College, Early Entrance to Kindergarten, International Perspectives, Long-Term Effects, Models of Service Delivery, Radical Acceleration, Social-Emotional Development, and Twice-Exceptional Students
Summary of the research on acceleration: A Nation Deceived. Free download.
Just released: A Nation Empowered: an update to A Nation Deceived.
Research completed at the Acceleration Institute
PowerPoint presentation that gives an overview of acceleration (suitable for presenting to educators or parents). Free download.
Guidelines for developing an acceleration policy
Resources for making decisions about academic acceleration:
- Integrated Acceleration System
- Iowa Acceleration Scale
- IDEAL Solutions^® for STEM Acceleration
- Additional resources for making decisions about acceleration are listed in the website menu (Math acceleration books, Early Entrance to College, The Iowa AP Index, etc.)
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