The instrument is designed for use as a self-assessment for districts to facilitate goal setting with regard to the provision of services to gifted and talented students. The items are based on research, common operational practices, and exemplary practices. Districts are asked to respond to items in terms of degree of importance and degree of…

The report describes accomplishments of a program designed to promote abilities of 75 potentially gifted culturally different students in grades 3-4. Student selection procedures included the Basic Structure of Intellect (SOI) Learning Abilities Test and teacher interviews. The curriculum emphasized SOI materials and cultural arts. Detailed data…

Tells high school publications advisors how to find recruits for the yearbook and newspaper staffs. (RB)

Gifted and talented adolescents have special educational and personal needs which call for special adaptations and supplements to the typical school program. A variety of services including counseling, advanced classes, college-level courses, seminars allowing for guided research on a topic of interest, exposure to the arts, opportunities for…

The digest extends the concept of Individualized Education Programs (IEP) to gifted and talented children. IEPs are defined as written documents, developed and revised annually with input from parents, teachers, and where appropriate, the students themselves. IEP content includes a realistic assessment of current performance, reasonable…

Suggestions are offered for establishing local parent association groups as advocates for gifted and talented students. Beginning concerns include location and recruitment of new members; affiliation with state and national groups (such as the Association for the Gifted within the Council for Exceptional Children and the National Assocation for…

The booklet presents Vermont's policy statements regarding the education of gifted and talented students. Reasons are offered for the lack of appropriate education for this populaton in Vermont, including lack of recognition of the need, and misunderstanding gifted programing as elitist. The current situation in the state is examined and local…

This study was designed to assess the effectiveness of the Teacher Checklist For Screening Kindergarten and First Grade Gifted Candidates in predicting gifted potential, i.e., a Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) IQ score of 130 or above. The instrument is currently used to pre-screen kindergarten and first grade children…

The practicum report describes an effort to provide enrichment materials for kindergarten students whom classroom teachers identified as potential entrants for the gifted program. Two miniworkshops were conducted to familiarize teachers with identification and enrichment activities. Targeted students received enrichment attention both within and…

The paper presents basic information about gifted underachievers (UAGs). Terms such as "potential" and "underachievement" are defined and identification processes considered (parents' and teachers' roles are defined, and typical characteristics of UAGs noted). Causes of underachievement in gifted students are considered, including motivational…

The document offers suggestions for teaching a unit on self awareness through the use of silent communications for gifted and talented students. The unit focuses on movement and drama and begins with warm-ups followed by five lessons that cover awareness activities for self evaluation, using drama to analyze one's own limitations, developing group…

This booklet presents a series of worksheets to assist in the development and implementation of a well integrated set of policies for gifted/talented programs. Each worksheet covers an issue to be considered in policy development, with blank space allotted for specifying positive and negative points, a suggested policy, needs, and a timeline.…

Interviews were conducted with 45 members of the Arizona Indian community and 34 non-Indian teachers employed at schools where the majority of students are American Indians to examine variables involved in identifying and providing programs for gifted Indian children. Ss were asked a series of questions regarding definitions and characteristics of…

Presents some historical examples which illustrate the effects of social and cultural backgrounds on the appearance of creativeness. Included are suggestions necessary for the industrial, government, and university laboratories to enhance their employees' creativity. (CC)

The guide presents information on 53 federally funded projects for gifted and talented students. Projects are arranged according to geographic regions, and entries usually contain information on such aspects as funding level, population, administration and organization, staffing, curriculum description, dissemination, evaluation, and the address…