GENERAL GIFTED INFORMATION

The Davidson Institute for Talent Development

Hoagie's Gifted Education Pages

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)

Parenting Gifted Children

Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)

Uniquely Gifted (Twice Exceptional Learners) 

Referral and Testing for the ELP
Pre-K through Grade 2

Students in grades pre-K through 2 are not referred or tested at this time.

• Grade 3
  Students in grade 3 are given the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test, 2nd edition (NNAT2) screening. The NNAT2 measures visual perceptual skills and the ability to form perceptual relationships. It measures a student’s ability to reason by analogy, which helps students to understand new material more readily. It also measures a student’s ability to make sense out of complex data. The NNAT2 was designed to be independent of language, culture, or formal school experience. It does not measure math skills, although it correlates with that ability. It also does not measure reading skills or your child’s verbal ability.
  
  Some students may be placed in the Extended Learning Program based on that screening in combination with a test of their overall academic achievement. This screening is done twice per school year. The first time is in the first quarter of the school year, and for students who were not present during that week, the screening is given again in the last quarter of the school year.
• Grades 4 – 6
  In grades 4 – 6, students are referred to the program as needed. Students may be referred for testing by anyone including teachers, parents, or even themselves. Once a student is referred, a form giving the ELP teacher permission to test is sent home. After the parent has signed and returned the permission form, the child is placed on the testing list and tested as soon as possible. When the child has finished testing parents are notified of the results. If the child is eligible for the Extended Learning Program, and the parent gives permission for the child to be placed, then a student plan is written and the student is formally placed in the program.
• Grades 7 – 8
  In grades 7 and 8, testing for the Extended Learning Program is done once per school year during a district specified week in the first semester.  Students may be referred for testing by anyone including teachers, parents, or even themselves. Once a student is referred, a form is sent home requesting permission to test for the Extended Learning Program. It needs to be signed and returned by the first day of testing, or the student will have to wait for the next designated testing week. After students are tested, parents are notified of the results. If the child is eligible for the Extended Learning Program, and the parent gives permission for the child to be placed, then a student plan is written and the student is formally placed in the program. The student may opt for a schedule change to accommodate the Extended Learning Program class in place of a class on the student’s current schedule.

High School

High school students are not tested for the Extended Learning Program.

Summer Opportunities

Elementary Students

• Alaska Conservation Camp
• Alaska Fine Arts Academy
• Bio Kids
• Camp Habitat
• Camp Invention
• Choosing a Summer Experience
• Collection of Summer Opportunities
• Education Unlimited
• Epsilon Camp
• Family Camps
• Junior Naturalist Summer Camp
• Marine Mammal Mysteries
• National and International Camps
• Summer Institute for the Gifted
• UAF: Fine Arts and Music 
• UAF: Math Can be Fun 
• UAF: The Saturday Thing
• Wilderness Survival
• WSI: Wildlife Scene Investigations

 Middle School Students

• Alaska Conservation Camp
• Alaska Fine Arts Academy
• Choosing a Summer Experience
• Collection of Summer Opportunities
• College Test Information
• Education Unlimited
• Family Camps
• Junior Naturalist Summer Camp
• Marine Mammal Mysteries
• National and International Camps
• SAT Information
• Summer Institute for the Gifted
• Teen EcoAdventure Camp
• UAF: Alaska Summer Research Academy
• UAF: Fine Arts and Music
• UAF: Justice Academy for Youth
• UAF: The Saturday Thing

 High School Students

• Alaska Conservation Camp
• Alaska Fine Arts Academy
• Choosing a Summer Experience
• Collection of Summer Opportunities
• Education Unlimited
• Family Camps
• Marine Mammal Mysteries
• National and International Camps
• Summer Institute for the Gifted
• Teen EcoAdventure Camp
• UAF: Alaska Business Week
• UAF: Alaska Summer Research Academy
• UAF: Fine Arts and Music
• UAF: The Saturday Thing
• UAF: Summer Leadership Institute