Running head: SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WORKSHOP OUTLINE 1
Special Education Department Workshop Outline
I. Characteristics of gifted and talented learners in Florida:
A. Definition of gifted: Rule 6A-6.03019, FAC. Superior intellectual development
and is capable of high performance. A team reviews assessment findings and is
motivated to find under-represented populations who can benefit (Florida
Department of Education, 2019)
B. Parent(s), general education teachers, or other community members or even the
student may nominate the student-evidence of rapidly acquiring new information,
synthesizing information, recall, self-motivated/interested. Screenings also take
into account existing data and information about the student. The student is
interviewed, assessments are reviewed, and portfolio is evaluated.
II. Testing and monitoring:
A. IQ is one determinative factor, with a score of 130 (two standard deviations above
the mean) qualifying a student.
B. State provides methods for screening intended to increase identification of
students for gifted services for all populations K-12.
C. Rule 6A-6.0331, F.A.C., General Education Intervention Procedures,
Identification,Evaluation, Reevaluation and the Initial Provision of Exceptional
Student Education Services
D. Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) • Gifted and Talented Evaluation Scales
(GATES) • Gifted Evaluation Scale (GES) • Gifted Rating Scale (GRS) •
Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test – Second Edition (K-BIT-2) • Kingore’s
Inventory • Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT) • Otis-Lennon School
Special Education Department Workshop Outline
I. Characteristics of gifted and talented learners in Florida:
A. Definition of gifted: Rule 6A-6.03019, FAC. Superior intellectual development
and is capable of high performance. A team reviews assessment findings and is
motivated to find under-represented populations who can benefit (Florida
Department of Education, 2019)
B. Parent(s), general education teachers, or other community members or even the
student may nominate the student-evidence of rapidly acquiring new information,
synthesizing information, recall, self-motivated/interested. Screenings also take
into account existing data and information about the student. The student is
interviewed, assessments are reviewed, and portfolio is evaluated.
II. Testing and monitoring:
A. IQ is one determinative factor, with a score of 130 (two standard deviations above
the mean) qualifying a student.
B. State provides methods for screening intended to increase identification of
students for gifted services for all populations K-12.
C. Rule 6A-6.0331, F.A.C., General Education Intervention Procedures,
Identification,Evaluation, Reevaluation and the Initial Provision of Exceptional
Student Education Services
D. Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) • Gifted and Talented Evaluation Scales
(GATES) • Gifted Evaluation Scale (GES) • Gifted Rating Scale (GRS) •
Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test – Second Edition (K-BIT-2) • Kingore’s
Inventory • Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT) • Otis-Lennon School
