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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow lots to read but thank you for the summary. Early identification of URM students and early mentoring can help achieve equity without discrimination against another group.  [/quote]

Agreed.  But how do we do this?  Very important issue so I am truly interested in hearing how this can be achieved.[/quote]

I am no education expert.[b] Teachers can start to identify gifted kids from K, you don’t have to be an advanced reader to be gifted[/b]. Maybe teachers need to figure how how to identify giftedness without assessing advanced reading and math skills. Parents play a big role in their child’s education and future. Unfortunately gifted kids will be left behind if they don’t have an involved parent. Each title one school should have a mentor for these kids, make sure they are doing what they need to stay on track. The mentor along with the AART should make sure these students to have what they need to thrive and be ready for TJ if that’s where they want to go. [/quote]

I think most teachers are more likely to recognize good classroom behavior and early academic skills picked up at home as 'gifted' at that age. Pretty sure one of my DD's kinder classmates has a photographic memory or something similar based on the speed at which he can solve any Where's Waldo or I Spy page (like, instantly - it's almost spooky), but he also started the school year not speaking any English.  Would he be identified as gifted? Would he be in a position to benefit from any of the county's AAP services, or not until his written and spoken English caught up?[/quote]

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