Meeting the Needs of Gifted/Talented
Learners
An Investment in the Future of Illinois
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With
Statutory and Financial Provisions
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Without
Statutory and Financial Provisions
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- School
districts identify
students with gifts and talents whose needs require different programs
and services.
- Professional development
opportunities are provided to prepare teachers to address the needs of gifted/talented
learners. This creates better teachers for ALL learners.
- School
districts look for and address the needs of gifted/talented students
from low-income and minority
families.
- Schools
provide specific programs and
services to meet the needs of students with gifts and talents.
- Students
whose advanced learning needs are met tend to score well on standardized tests, often exceeding
expectations.
- Corporations and businesses consider
the educational programs available to their employees who often require
services to gifted/talented learners.
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- School
districts no longer are required to identify and provide services to students
whose needs are different.
- Educators
must seek, on their own, appropriate curriculum and methods to meet the
needs of gifted/talented learners – or decide not to address these
needs.
- Low-income
and minority gifted/talented students may go unrecognized in their
classrooms.
- When
schools do not meet the needs of gifted/talented students, families may
seek private schools or decide to home school.
- Unchallenged
students may develop poor attitudes toward school and may fail to
perform well academically.
- Failure
to support and acknowledge gifted education may cause corporations/individuals
not to locate in Illinois.
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All students need and deserve an equal
opportunity
For further information, contact:
Illinois Association for
Gifted Children
800 E. Northwest Highway,
Suite 610
Palatine, IL 60074
(847) 963-1892
www.iagcgifted.org