AVAILABLE FROM The Council for Exceptional Children Publication

Discussed'in the monograph are methods for identifying and developing programs for culturally different gifted students. In an overview section, the important issues and trends associated with the discovery and nurturance of giftedness among the culturally different are considered; and screening methods which involve modified traditional procedures, instruments that see, ' to lack cultural bias, and culture specific procedures are reviewed. A nonpsychometric approach is offered lor identifying strengths and using strengths to motivate learning, select learning experiences, and develop career plans in 18 areas (which include ability to express feelings and emotions; ability to improvise with commonplace materials and objects; and articulateness in role playing, sociodrama, and story telling). A final section focuses on alternative programs, approaches, and additional general guideline