Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Identifying Gifted Students Who are Special Ed. Mr. Tyson has just become the gifted program coordinator. He is aware that students are pre-screened by their classroom teachers and recommended to him for further screening. Mr. Tyson has created a gifted characteristics spreadsheet for the teachers to use to identify gifted characteristics in the classroom. Many teachers are convinced that because they are working with students who are classified special ed, they could not be considered gifted or twice exceptional. What can Mr. Tyson do to help break those stereotypes that don't allow students to be properly identified as gifted. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I have the same issue in my classroom. I have a student who is near to beginning the process of screening for spec. ed. I however feel that this student could also be gifted. He is very creative, has a high vocabulary and can apply it in the correct situations, questions a lot of things, etc. I always try to document these types of behaviors from the student to ensure that someone can see what I am trying to get across.