This document provides resources for learning about culturally and economically diverse giftedness, including several websites that contain articles, resources, and discussions on identifying and supporting gifted minority students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development website is recommended as a starting point for researching giftedness. Characteristics of gifted Hispanic American children are also outlined.

1. A Guide to Gaining Knowledge about:A Guide to Gaining Knowledge about:
Cultural and/or EconomicallyCultural and/or Economically
Diverse GiftednessDiverse Giftedness
Charity WellsCharity Wells
Deborah AllenDeborah Allen
Robby ChapmanRobby Chapman

2. Neag Center for Gifted EducationNeag Center for Gifted Education
and Talent Developmentand Talent Development
This is a great websiteThis is a great website
to begin yourto begin your
research ofresearch of
giftedness. It hasgiftedness. It has
many fascinatingmany fascinating
resources on theresources on the
multicultural andmulticultural and
social aspects ofsocial aspects of
being a gifted child.being a gifted child.
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt/http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt/

3. About Health: Gifted Children fromAbout Health: Gifted Children from
MinoritiesMinorities
This website contains intriguing articles aboutThis website contains intriguing articles about
giftedness in minorities.giftedness in minorities.
http://giftedkids.about.com/od/giftedminorities/http://giftedkids.about.com/od/giftedminorities/

4. Davidson Institute for TalentDavidson Institute for Talent
DevelopmentDevelopment
This website contains manyThis website contains many
articles and resourcesarticles and resources
pertaining to various topics inpertaining to various topics in
giftedness.giftedness.
http://www.davidsongifted.org/db/browse_by_topic_articles.aspxhttp://www.davidsongifted.org/db/browse_by_topic_articles.aspx
This article from the websiteThis article from the website
discusses how one districtdiscusses how one district
choose to increasechoose to increase
identification of under-identification of under-
represented gifted students.represented gifted students.
http://www.davidsongifted.org/db/Articles_id_10463.aspxhttp://www.davidsongifted.org/db/Articles_id_10463.aspx

5. Bernal and Reyna (1974) identified several characteristics as typical among gifted HispanicBernal and Reyna (1974) identified several characteristics as typical among gifted Hispanic
American children:American children:
 They rapidly acquire English language skills once exposed to the language and given anThey rapidly acquire English language skills once exposed to the language and given an
opportunity to use it expressively.opportunity to use it expressively.
 They exhibit leadership ability, although often in an open or unobtrusive manner, with strongThey exhibit leadership ability, although often in an open or unobtrusive manner, with strong
interpersonal skills.interpersonal skills.
 They tend to have older playmates and easily engage adults in lively conversation.They tend to have older playmates and easily engage adults in lively conversation.
 They enjoy intelligent and (or effective) risk-taking behavior, often accompanied by a sense ofThey enjoy intelligent and (or effective) risk-taking behavior, often accompanied by a sense of
drama.drama.
 They can keep busy and entertained, especially by imaginative games and ingeniousThey can keep busy and entertained, especially by imaginative games and ingenious
applications, such as getting the most out of a few simple toys and objects.applications, such as getting the most out of a few simple toys and objects.
 They accept responsibilities at home normally reserved for older children, such as theThey accept responsibilities at home normally reserved for older children, such as the
supervision of younger siblings or helping others to do their homework.supervision of younger siblings or helping others to do their homework.
 They are "street wise" and are recognized by others as youngsters who have the ability toThey are "street wise" and are recognized by others as youngsters who have the ability to
"make it" in the Anglo-dominated society."make it" in the Anglo-dominated society.
 Observant educators who notice these traits in particular students may consider referring themObservant educators who notice these traits in particular students may consider referring them
for further assessment.for further assessment.
Davidson Institute for TalentDavidson Institute for Talent
DevelopmentDevelopment

6. Center for Talent DevelopmentCenter for Talent Development
This website contains articles on giftednessThis website contains articles on giftedness
and the gifted community.and the gifted community.
http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/resources/topichttp://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/resources/topic

7. National Association for GiftedNational Association for Gifted
ChildrenChildren
The National AssociationThe National Association
for Gifted Childrenfor Gifted Children
contains informationcontains information
and publications thatand publications that
discuss giftedness on adiscuss giftedness on a
national scale.national scale.
http://www.nagc.org.442elmp01.blackmesh.com/sites/dehttp://www.nagc.org.442elmp01.blackmesh.com/sites/def

8. Great SchoolsGreat Schools
This article talksThis article talks
about bothabout both
differences indifferences in
ethnicity andethnicity and
socioeconomicsocioeconomic
status as it pertainsstatus as it pertains
to giftedness.to giftedness.
www.greatschools.org/.../7089-
gifted-education-and-program-
controversy.gs

9. Center For Excellence in Education
This is an organization that nurtures careers of excellence and leadership in
science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) for academically talented
high school and college students.
http://www.cee.org/sites/default/files/media-pdfs/forgotton-gifted-child-
summer13.pdf

10. Serving the GiftedServing the Gifted
This article offers strategies to best serve students of lowThis article offers strategies to best serve students of low
socioeconomic status.socioeconomic status.
http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?
article=1017&context=giftedchildren

11. Question #1Question #1
1. How can you ensure that multilingual1. How can you ensure that multilingual
students are identified for gifted programsstudents are identified for gifted programs
regardless of their language barriers?regardless of their language barriers?
(Think-Pair-Share)(Think-Pair-Share)

12. Question #3Question #3
2. Think of a minority student in your class2. Think of a minority student in your class
that exhibits some of the characteristics ofthat exhibits some of the characteristics of
gifted students. Write a short four linegifted students. Write a short four line
poem describing them as a student.poem describing them as a student.

13. Question #3Question #3
3. Gifted students from families3. Gifted students from families
and schools in lowand schools in low
socioeconomic communitiessocioeconomic communities
need tons of supportneed tons of support
throughout their educationalthroughout their educational
career. What is one way wecareer. What is one way we
can support gifted studentscan support gifted students
from this socioeconomicfrom this socioeconomic
status?status?
Using a piece of paper, divideUsing a piece of paper, divide
it into four equal sections.it into four equal sections.
Draw a four block comic stripDraw a four block comic strip
that depicts a way to support athat depicts a way to support a
gifted high school student fromgifted high school student from
a low socioeconomic status.a low socioeconomic status.