The pamphlet outlines programs provided by Bergen County (New Jersey) for gifted students. Initial sections provide information on definition of the term "gifted"; methods for identification; professional awareness and sensitivity to the gifted; and personal characteristics, strategies, and competencies of a teacher of the gifted. A…

Reported are the findings of a national survey on the present state of public education for the gifted. A foreword, statement of purpose, procedural information, and findings are given for each of the major survey areas--definitions of the gifted child, identification and instruments for gifted children, educational programs for the gifted, and…