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AIG Specialist - Rebecca Payne

The gifted program at Oakley Elementary serves students who demonstrate a definite or extreme need for curriculum differentiation.  Formal identification usually starts in the third grade.  The nomination period for grades 3-5 is in the fall.  Buncombe County uses multiple criteria to determine the degree of need for differentiation.  The criteria include:  aptitude (intelligence) testing, achievement testing, teacher observation of typical characteristics, grades, and work samples when needed.

Services Include

• Cluster grouping (5 or more students) with teachers who have training in gifted education

• Curriculum differentiation by the classroom teachers with consults by gifted teacher

• Enrichment groups with the gifted specialist with curriculum designed for gifted students

• "Problem Solvers" Program for first and second grade students who demonstrate a need for enrichment, and talent development for third grade.
    (This is not formal identification for AIG program.)

Curriculum Highlights

5th Grade
Concept-based unit on immigration
Caesar's English
Gifted Awareness
Algebra Thinking Activities 
Math/Logic Activities
Independent Study

4th Grade
Concept-based unit on the environment
Caesar's English
Gifted Awareness
Algebraic Thinking Activities
Math/Logic activities
Independent Study

3rd Grade
Concept-based unit on heroes
Caesar's English
Gifted awareness
Algebra Thinking Activities
Math/Logic activities
Independent Study

**Formal identification usually starts in the third grade.