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Gifted, But Still Learning English, Many Bright Students Get Overlooked
by Claudio Sanchez
April 11, 2016

Of the 3 million students identified as gifted in the U.S., English Language Learners are by far the most underrepresented.

…Parents are usually the first ones to figure out that their child is gifted, but that message often doesn't get to the educators in schools.

Many schools don't even test ELLs for giftedness, and most teachers aren't trained to identify those students.

Read or listen to the full article at http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/04/11/467653193/gifted-but-still-learning-english-overlooked-underserved