ED 543 - Needs and Nurture of Gifted Children

3 Credit(s)

This course provides a study of the particular developmental characteristics of gifted children and an overview of the methods of identification of gifted children. Also included are teaching methods that are appropriate to the special learning and cognitive skills of such children. The implications of P.L. 94-142 with respect to gifted children are discussed, and the development of individualized educational programs for gifted children is reviewed.
Prerequisite(s): ED 507 or ED 517 or permission of the instructor.