Gifted and Talented
Giftedness and Talented Gifted or talented: terms describing individuals with high levels of intelligence, creativity, outstanding abilities, and capacity for high performance Descriptors of gifted and talented individuals demonstrate high intellectual abilities Score well on tests of intelligence Learn more quickly than peers Apply complex thinking skills Achieve significantly higher than their classmates academically Tend to become leaders Are sensitive Are successful Challenges overcoming the assumption that they do not need special attention or unique educational programs to reach their full potential and develop their talents No national mandate requiring states to provide special programs or services to gifted and talented students exists Gifted individuals often do not reach their potential because their educational programs did not meet their needs Underrepresentation diverse students do not have equal access to honors or to special programs for gifted student...