- School District of Ashland
- Gifted and Talented Program
- Gifted and Talented Definition
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GIFTED AND TALENTED DEFINITION
The Federal government has established the following definition of Gifted and Talented children:
Gifted and talented children are those who by virtue of their outstanding abilities are capable of high performance. These are children whose potentialities require differentiated education programs and/or services beyond those normally performance include those with demonstrated achievement or potential ability in any of the following areas, individually or in combination: general intellectual ability, specific academic aptitude, creative or productive thinking, leadership ability, visual and performing arts.
Therefore, gifted and talented students are those for whom a traditional educational program is not always sufficient, requiring a different approach for meeting their educational needs.