The volume presents information on the identification of gifted and talented children, ranging from very broad screening and selection sequences to specific procedures and instruments for locating talent in a variety of areas. Initial sections provide excerpts from Connecticut State Department of Education publications on identification of gifted…

Intended for professional personnel involved in the education of artistically talented students, the document presents a rationale; a selection of the most appropriate identification practices and options that involve professional resource people and school personnel; appropriate curriculum and instructional strategies for talented students at all…

The Connecticut task force report, half of which consists of appendixes, discusses the identification of children and youth who are gifted and talented in the creative arts. General identification criteria and strategies are outlined, along with specific criteria for each discrete art form, including music, theater, visual arts, dance, and…