An Attribute Scale Based on the Characteristics of Gifted Latinx Bilingual Students Used to Address the Identification and Service Gap in Gifted Programs

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Abstract

This paper presents a research study called Project GIFT (Gifted Identification for Todos (All)) that targeted the underrepresentation of Latinx bilingual students in Gifted and Talented Programs in schools. Project GIFT created a scale to assess the gifted characteristics for Latinx bilingual students that is teacher/parent-friendly that can be utilized in the beginning stages of the identification process. This study aimed to validate a new screening scale that can be used to better identify Latinx bilingual students to gifted programs. The next steps will be to inform educational leaders of such a resource so that the new scale may be implemented in schools with high numbers of Latinx bilingual students.

Authors

• J. Joy Esquierdo, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

• Isela Almaguer, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley