Article: Transition to school for gifted children.(The Starting School Research Project)

Background: The Starting School Research Project

Children experience the transition to school in different ways (Rimm-Kaufmann, Cox & Pianta, 2000) and bring with them a wide array of experiences and understandings. There is a growing recognition that in the transition to school the experiences of children will differ and there is a need to investigate these experiences from the perspectives of children (Brostrom, 2000; Christensen, 1998; Dockett, Clyde & Perry, 1998). This investigation focuses on children's voices concerning the transition to school, with particular reference to children who are gifted and their families.

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