Identifying Gifted Children

What does "Gifted" mean in Tennessee? 

“Intellectually Gifted” means a child whose intellectual abilities, creativity, and potential for achievement are so outstanding that the child’s needs exceed differentiated general education programming, adversely affects educational performance, and requires specifically designed instruction or support services. Children from all populations (e.g., all cultural, racial, and ethnic groups, English Learners, all economic strata, twice exceptional, etc.) can be found to possess these abilities. 

How does a child qualify as Gifted?

A student must qualify through academics, creativity, and through an IQ test. To receive services, though, the student must have something impeding him/her from being successful on grade-level skills in the general classroom. This can look like: anxiety, perfectionism, apathy, procrastination, not handling perceived failures appropriately, social or emotional differences, sensory sensitivity, etc. Check out the checklist HERE. 

To see Examples and Non-Examples of students who would qualify to receive Gifted services, click HERE. 

⭐Gifted Services do not equal an Enrichment Program. Students working above grade-level should receive Enrichment opportunities during RTI time.

👇 Check out the Tennessee Department of Education site for more information and resources. 👇

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