A two-week Summer Institute for teachers and administrators of kindergarten and grade one gifted children is described. The purpose of the Institute was to plan strategies for meeting the needs of the young gifted and talented children in their classrooms, schools, or districts. Specific follow-up activities were designed to assist participants in implementing: (1) plans for identifying young gifted children; (2) strategies for meeting these children's needs; and (3) efforts to focus the local community on the needs of young gifted children.
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