EFFECTS OF ENRICHMENT ON GIFTED LEARNING-DISABLED STUDENTS

Students who are concomitantly gifted and learning disabled continue t o present educators with a significant quandary regarding programming. While previous studies have concentrated on the disabilities of stude nts, this analysis focuses on their personal strengths. The present st udy was undertaken to determine the effects of a highly structured per sonally tailored enrichment program on the attitudes, self-concepts, a nd creative productivity of 108 gifted/LD youngsters enrolled in the f ourth through sixth grades. Results indicate that year-long participat ion in such a program had significant positive impact on attitudes tow ard school, self-concept, and creative production.