About Gifted.....
- All children have the right to progress at an academically appropriate level of challenge.
- Kansas is one of a few states that provides a mandate to identify and provide services to gifted children in Kindergarten through 12th grade under the umbrella of special education.
- Without proper identification and appropriate services gifted children are at a great risk for failing to meet their potential.
- Gifted education is not about status, it is about meeting student needs.
- Advanced learners are found in all cultures, ethnic backgrounds and socioeconomic groups.
- Gifted learners also have learning and physical disabilities. These "twice-exceptional" students often go undetected in regular classrooms, because their disability and gifts mask each other; making them appear "average."
- Most gifted learners spend over 80% of their school day in the regular classroom, but 61% of their teachers have no training in gifted interventions and needs.
Kansas Special Education Services Process Handbook
Kansas Special Education Services Process Handbook access by Chapter
Kansas Technical Assistance System Network Gifted: Services Handout
Overview of Kansas State Policies National Association for Gifted Children
Parent Rights in Special Education
Receiving Gifted Services in Kansas: Statures & Regulations
Articles & Reports
NEW! CKCIE Guide to Gifted Services Brochure from Central Kansas Cooperative in Education
2018-11-13 Rural Communities Test Ways to Hook Gifted Students Sarah Sparks Education Week
2018-09-13 Students Don't Want to be Bored; They Want to Learn HubCitySpokes.com
2018-08-15 Poll Summary on Attitudes Toward Gifted Education Institute for Educational Advancement
2018-05-01 Gifted Adults: Embracing Complexity giftedchallenges.blogspot.com
2013-11-25 8 Things the World Must Understand About Gifted Children CrushingTallPoppies.com
Bright Child vs. Gifted Child Janet Szabos