Underserved+Populations

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** African-American and Hispanic are considered underserved in Alabama. ESL, poor, rural, twice exceptional, and girls are considered special populations. Girls tend to try and hide their giftedness. Lackof exposure to arts, intellectual toys, enrichment, and other opportunities factor in. Testing is not sensitive to individual differences such as language barriers and prior knowledge. (M. Hill) **

Exceptionally and profoundly gifted students are also considered to be underserved due to lack of information and training on how to work with these children; most teachers are unaware that there are levels of giftedness. (J. Bumpers) Factors as environment (urban, rural, impoverished), culture (multicultural, bilingual), age (early childhood), and gender (girls) that have made gifted students either invisible or unqualified for special services. Students with unique characteristics (learning disabilities, emotional problems, highly gifted or creatively talented) often do not gain access to the education they need because they exist outside the mainstream population of gifted students. (L. Howard)