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Gifted and Talented Hispanic Limited English
Proficient Students. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Oct 2008, Pages: 112
The author analyzed eleven selected school districts
in Texas through a five-year historical period, from
1996-2001. This record showed a similar pattern of
underrepresentation that still pervades
identification and service of Hispanic LEP students
in gifted programs. Hispanic gifted and talented
(G/T) students stand out as promising problem
solvers, but only when we recognize that gifted
persons come from all walks of life and are found in
all races and socioeconomic status levels. Data from
the eleven school districts revealed inadequate
identification tools to determine Hispanic Limited
English Proficient giftedness and a lack of awareness
of these students’ characteristics among referring
teachers. The findings point to an unequal
educational opportunity for gifted LEP students that
call into question their equal protection under
constitutional law.
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