Building on children's strengths : the experience of Project Spectrum / Jie-Qi Chen, Mara Krechevsky, Julie Viens with Emily Isberg.

Contents: How spectrum began / by David Henry Feldman -- Illuminating children's minds -- Spectrum learning centers for at-risk learners -- Making connections : a school-museum partnership -- Making connections : the Spectrum approach to mentorship -- The many faces of Spectrum. Bruce Campbell: revamping curriculum to help all children succeed ; Fuller School: new assessments drive curriculum change ; Montgomery Knolls Elementary School: diversity in giftedness ; Briarcliff Road Elementary School: tuning in to the diversity of learners -- The bridges of Spectrum / by Howard Gardner.

Howard Gardner's work on multiple intelligence and David Feldman's on nonuniversal development is valuable in understanding children's intelligence and cognitive development. The volume details these theories, and provides case studies in classrooms and out-of-school experiential learning projects.