Direct services (pull-out programs, special classes, and summer seminars) and indirect services (consultant activities) are examined in a discussion of educating gifted students in rural areas. Three instructional delivery models (enrichment triad, creative, and arts models) used in rural areas are briefly described. (CL)

Qualitative cross-case methodology was employed to explore the experiences of two gifted students with cerebral palsy. The following questions were investigated: (1) In what ways do these students show their intellectual abilities? and (2) What instructional strategies or techniques were especially beneficial in developing these abilities? One…

A class was developed for 10 musically talented students in an elementary school, to enable the students to increase their musical interest and knowledge and to improve their music performance skills. Strategies for providing a more challenging musical environment for these students included: a pull-out class, teaching of music theory and…