WATG 2024 Annual Conference

This session will focus on attaining a deeper understanding of being Latino and gifted in the American educational system. Increasing gifted Latino representation and retaining them in your school’s gifted is a missed opportunity that will enrich the diversity in the gifted population. Research continues to show there is a considerable disparity of Latino students being identified and retained in gifted programs. To address this, we will present three parts: 1. Developing a deeper understanding of key cultural considerations that are unique to Latino students; 2. Reflect on current practices which may exacerbate representation and retention in gifted programs and services; and 3. Learn effective strategies to help main stakeholders meet the social and cognitive needs of gifted Latino students.