The report (in working draft form) of the Connecticut Task Force on Identification of the Gifted and Talented discusses general systems and instruments of identification, identifying the academically gifted, identifying the disadvantaged gifted, and identifying special types of giftedness. Excerpts from Connecticut State Department of Eduation…

This report provides recommendations of an Idaho task force concerning identification of primary age gifted and talented (G/T) students and the improvement of services to this population. Each of the five sections presents the task force recommendations followed by research evidence supporting the recommendations. The five sections address: (1)…

Directors of gifted and talented programs in 38 states responded to a Gifted Practices Survey. The survey addressed identification, evaluation methods, definitions, role of the regular classroom teacher, certification programs, and the history of providing services and special funding. Findings suggest that states appear to be engaging in expected…

This document is intended to assist local school personnel with the implementation of the Virginia State Standards of Quality requirements and regulations governing educational services for gifted students. Preliminary sections present a rationale for the Virginia Plan for the Gifted, a statement of goals, and a definition of giftedness (including…

This guide for parents of gifted children in Texas is intended to provide general information and sources of additional help. Section 1 examines the meaning of being gifted and talented and provides the Texas definition of giftedness, lists of characteristics and concomitant problems of gifted and talented children, and a discussion of the highly…

This directory describes programs for gifted students in the public schools of Delaware. Separate sections provide listings for elementary programs, intermediate programs, high school programs, college programs, and summer programs. Descriptions of 55 district-level programs provide information such as: program administrator; contact persons;…

This paper examines the present conditions of gifted education, both nationally and in Ohio. It offers an historical perspective including a 200 year timeline of milestones in the areas of gifted education programs, legal authority, personnel preparation, public awareness, and testing and identification. Federal and Ohio State support of gifted…