G. A. T. E.

GIFTED AND
TA L E N T E D
E D U CAT I ON
How do you define gifted?
“National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
defines ‘gifted’ as individuals who demonstrate
outstanding aptitude (an exceptional ability to learn
or reason) or competence (documented
performance or achievement in the top 10% of the
population) in one or more domains.”

-Myfunteacher.com/gate-information.html
Here is a video that describes some
signs that a child may be “gifted”
◦ https.b://youtue/eoN2iBDKZxE
 Purpose of Program/Benefits:
▪Students who show signs of giftedness need to be challenged in school.
▪According to the authors, “Educators must, to be effective and ethical, provide educational experiences that reflect
the inescapable fact of individual differences in how and how well school students learn at a given time in a given
subject (Sternber, 2005, p. 1).
▪Benefits of G.A.T.E.:
❖ Teach children to be efficient team members
❖ Students will become flexible thinkers
❖ Students will become more fluent thinkers
❖ Problem Solving
❖ Positive Self-Concept
❖ Academic Challenge
❖ Academic Engagement
❖ Raises Level of Instruction
❖ Student Achievement
 Local Gifted and Talented
Education Office
Gifted Programs Office
4040 Pecos-Mcleod Interconnect
Las Vegas, NV 89121
Stacy Moll, Coordinator
Mollss@nv.ccsd.net
(702) 799-8601- Office
(702) 799-1523- Fax
Types of Gifted Programs:
G.A.T.E. – Gifted and Talented Education

Students in grades 3-5 who score at or above 98th percentile on NNAT-3 or KBIT-2

T.A.G.S. – Title 1 Alternative Gifted Services

Only available at Title 1 elementary school. These students score between the 90th-97th
percentile on NNAT-3 or KBIT-2

Title 1: “The federal education law that provides funding to elementary and secondary schools for
programs and services to help economically disadvantaged students to succeed. -
https://aarsi.ccsd.net/title-i/
Gifted children can be referred by
a teacher or parent
•Once referred, second grade students at Title 1 schools take online screening tests in January
and February.

•GATE testing done August through April.

•CCSD students are only tested twice a year, six months apart.

•If a child gets in, they do not retest each year.

•GATE/TAGS will follow students to other schools within CCSD.

•If child moves out-of-state, they may have to retest in their new state.

•If TAGS student transfers to a non-Title 1 school, services will end.

How does your child get into one
of these programs?
Two Types of Testing:
Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test-3rd Edition – (NNAT-3)
•Uses abstract shapes and designs to assess a student’s nonverbal reasoning and general
problem-solving skills
•48 questions, 30 min
Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test-2nd Edition – (KBIT-2)
•Individually administered
•2 components:
o Verbal Knowledge (receptive vocab)
o Riddles (verbal comprehension, reasoning, and vocab knowledge)
Examples…

Can you decide which

picture below will complete
the image in the diagram?
Here is another…

Can you choose the picture

below that completes the
pattern above?
One final question, how about a
riddle for your thoughts…
What do you think the answer
is?
 References
o https://aarsi.ccsd.net/title-i/

o Loveless, B. (n.d.). Pros and Cons of Gifted Learning Programs in Schools. Retrieved April 19, 2020, from https://www.educationcorner.com/gifted-education-pros-cons.html

o Myfunteacher.com/gate-information.html

o Sternberg, R. J., & Davidson, J. E. (Eds.). (2005). Conceptions of giftedness. Cambridge University Press.

o SummitCenterCA. (2012, July 12). Common Characteristics of Gifted Youth [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/eoN2iBDKZxE

o Why Are Gifted Programs Needed? (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2020, from https://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/gifted-education-practices/why-are-gifted-programs-needed