Gifted education

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Gifted education (also known as gifted and talented education (GATE), talented and gifted programs (TAG), or G&T education) encompasses various forms of teaching to students identified as exceptional. The main approaches to gifted education are enrichment and acceleration. An enrichment program teaches additional, deeper material, while still allowing the student to progress through the curriculum at the same rate as their peers. For example, after gifted students have completed the standard curriculum, an enrichment program might provide them with additional information about a subject. An acceleration program advances the student through the standard curriculum faster than normal. This is normally done by having the students skip one to two grades. Being gifted and talented usually means being able to score in the top percentile on IQ exams. The percentage of students selected varies, generally with 10% or fewer being selected for gifted education programs. Accelerated provisions for...

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