Project Linking Learning ("Link") was created to target the needs of gifted students in urban school districts with historically underserved populations. Project Linking Learning implemented a linking curriculum between in-class instruction and an afterschool enrichment program for selected students in second through fifth grade.…

The report presents findings from a study of gifted programs in six elementary schools in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In each school, the principal, vice principal, school counselor and many teachers were interviewed. A questionnaire was developed and administered to examine degree of agreement with views ordinarily expressed by experts in gifted…

The document reports activities of "Encendiendo Una Llama," a bilingual gifted and talented program serving 60 students in grades K through 6 in a school day resource room component or in an after school program. Twelve program objectives are outlined in terms of proposed activities, proposed evaluation, actual results, and…

A descriptive study surveyed the visual arts opportunities for gifted and talented elementary students in Indiana. Surveys completed by 109 art teachers revealed demographic information as well as data on teacher certification and education. Among results were that 65% had written curricula for their regular art class, and 5% had written curricula…

A study involving 1,000 minority and limited English proficiency students was designed to gather descriptive data about the population served and analyze methods used to identify potential participants in the gifted and talented program in 15 elementary schools, 7 fifth year centers, and 6 middle schools. A combination of methods was used to…

During the 1979-80 school year, the Talents Unlimited (TU) program (validated by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel) for talented students in grades 1 through 6 was evaluated by nine adopting school systems. Five talent areas were addressed: communication, forecasting, decision making, productive thinking, and planning. Data were analyzed for…

In an attempt to provide low cost enrichment to gifted/talented students with limited English proficiency, 11 preservice teachers served as mentors for 20 students in grades 6 to 7. Students had learned English as a second language in the primary grades. A four phase enrichment model was implemented: (1) mentor drafts proposed enrichment project…

This document presents findings of an evaluation of the Gifted and Talented (G/T) Program serving 860 elementary and secondary school students in the Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School District. The evaluation was based on a questionnaire approach designed to gather data from program participants and building coordinators. Comments…

The educational needs in curriculum programing for the gifted and talented are considered; and a program for gifted and talented students in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in the North Kitsap (Washington) School District is described. Chapter I Outlines results of a 1973 survey (including that there is a need to provide for students who have…

Talents Unlimited is an approach to instruction that nurtures the development of talents in areas other than the traditional academic subjects. To help children learn basics, the approach makes use of thinking, communication, decision-making, planning, and forecasting skills in teaching academic subjects. Twenty second grade students participating…

Describes the methodology used (focus groups, classroom observations, interviews, questionnaires, and surveys) and results of the Greenwich (Connecticut) Public Schools' external evaluation of their kindergarten through grade 8 program for gifted and talented students. Also discussed are the implementation of the findings and recommendations into…

The paper summarizes a 3-year longitudinal study of a differentiated education program for elementary students with exceptional academic and arts abilities. It is explained that three program options were examined (interest activities outside the regular classroom, curriculum area learning centers, and enrichment). Analyses of pre- and posttests…

The Minigrant Program for the Academically Gifted provided programs for more than 500 elementary and junior high school minority students in the District of Columbia, with emphasis on Title I schools. Project staff provided for uniformity through technical assistance which emphasized three characteristics: a multiple criteria selection process, a…

This article presents a study of a program in Peoria, Illinois, for the gifted and talented that serves as a national test case for gifted education and minority enrollment. It was concluded that referral, identification, and selection were appropriate for the program model but that inequalities resulted from socioeconomic variables. (Author/LMO)

During the 1982-83 school year, a resource room for identified talented and gifted students was conducted at the Edmunds-Jefferson Attendance Center, Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School District. Identified students attended the resource room on a partial pullout schedule; each student attended the resource room on the average of four…