IDENTIFYING YOUNG, POTENTIALLY GIFTED, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED-STUDENTS

In this paper we present a rationale for and a description of the proc edures developed by the staff of Project Synergy for identifying econo mically disadvantaged, potentially gifted kindergarten students in urb an schools. This approach emphasizes the development of site-appropria te methods, observation, dynamic assessment, and the concept of best p erformance; it de-emphasizes the use of standardized tests. Validation data are presented and discussed.