Presented by the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction are techniques to be used by local administrative units for identification of gifted and talented students. Suggestions are given for use of a teacher-observation and recommendation sheet and for construction of teacher made observational checklists. A scale for rating behavioral characteristics of superior students (in the areas of learning, motivation, creativity, and leadership), and checklists for student-peer nominations and for evaluations by teachers of students in kindergarten, first grade, and grades 2-6 are provided. Also included are a checklist of characteristics of talented pupils (for use at any grade level) and a checklist for recommending gifted and creative students (in middle grades and above). Various cognitive and affective tests, and tests of cultural differences which could be part of a screening program are listed. (LS)