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Kaul, Corina R.; Johnsen, Susan K.; Witte, Mary M.; Saxon, Terrill F. – Gifted Child Today, 2015
Effective program models are needed for low-income youth. This article describes one successful summer enrichment program, University for Young People's Project Promise, and outlines three key components of a Partnership for Promoting Potential in Low-Income Gifted Students (Partnership Model), which is based on Lee, Olszewski-Kubilius, and…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Summer Programs, Enrichment Activities, Urban Areas
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Landau, Erika – Gifted International, 1987
The paper describes an enrichment program for gifted disadvantaged children (ages 5-15) in Tel Aviv, Israel. The program had both neighborhood programs and activities/programs outside the child's neighborhood including a summer camp program. Evaluation indicated substantial IQ increases after three semesters. (DB)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Foreign Countries
Sisk, Dorothy – Understanding Our Gifted, 2006
This article describes Success Express, a program planned and implemented as part of a collaborative 1990 Javits project for gifted students between Lamar University and Texas A & M. The program has been continued by Lamar and Beaumont Independent School District as a two week summer program to identify high-potential, low-income 4-5 year olds…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Summer Programs, Academically Gifted, Talent
Johnsen, Susan K.; Witte, Mary; Robins, Jennifer – Gifted Child Today, 2006
Gifted students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds are frequently underrepresented in gifted and talented programs. A number of factors have been identified that appear to limit gifted and talented services to this population: narrow concepts and definitions of giftedness, restrictive identification procedures, inadequate programming, and…
Descriptors: Gifted Disadvantaged, Intervention, Enrichment Activities, Summer Programs