Johnsen (educational psychology, Baylor U.) and a group of gifted studies, education, and educational psychology scholars from the US outline six standards from the National Association for Gifted Children/Council for Exceptional Children, The Association for the Gifted and provide suggestions for implementing each. They focus on student outcomes in learning and development, assessment, curriculum planning and instruction, learning environments, programming, and professional development. They discuss how each standard relates to specific focus areas and are supported by research and effective practices, and how teachers, schools, and school districts can use them and assess student outcomes. Other chapters introduce the standards and their context and development and compare them with the 1998 Program Standards, and discuss creating environments for social and emotional development, using the standards to create programs and services for culturally and linguistically diverse gifted students, differentiation, action plans and state models for implementation (Alabama, Maryland, and Texas), and advocacy strategies. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)