For more information, please see the Kindergarten brochure found on
the website.
What is “Gate Ten”?
Who is it for?
How do they get in? (Qualify)
What do they do?
If you have questions, please contact Wendy Craft
or Leslie O’Daniel, the Gifted and Talented
Coordinator at:
wendy_craft@lovejoyisd.net
leslie_o’daniel@lovejoyisd.net
The Kindergarten Team
• Shelley Cano – GT Teacher,
Lovejoy & Hart Elementary
• Eva Logan, GT Teacher, Puster &
Lovejoy Elementary
Gifted or Very Smart?
Questioning Style
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Very Smart – ask questions that have answers
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Gifted – ask questions about abstract ideas, concepts, and theories without easy
answers.
Learning speed and application of concepts
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Very Smart – learn in a step-by-step fashion until they grasp a concept
•
Gifted – jump over steps and move quickly to concept understanding; do not like
reconstructing steps
Emotional Outlook
• Very Smart – show emotion but can get over an upsetting incident fairly easily
• Gifted – Experience heightened, all-consuming emotions and have difficulty getting
over an upsetting incident
Gifted or Very Smart?
Level of Interest
• Very Smart – Curious about a wide variety of things
• Gifted – Show intense curiosity about nearly everything or immerse themselves in a
topic of current interest.
Language Ability
• Very Smart – Learn new vocabulary easily but use words in speech typical for their
age
• Gifted – Use extensive and advanced vocabularies, understand verbal nuances,
enjoy puns and word play, often talk over the heads of their age peers
Concern with Fairness
• Very Smart – State firm opinions about fairness but in personal terms
• Gifted – Show intense concern about fairness and equity, typically on a more global
scale
How do they qualify?
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Five assessment measures
3 objective and 2 subjective
96%ile National Percentile Rank
Cross District Line on 4 of 5 measures
to be considered
How do they qualify?
• Subjective Measures
 Observations of Parents
 Observations of Teachers
How do they qualify?
• Objective Measures
 Screening Phase
Reasoning Assessment
 All Kindergarten students
 In Kindergarten classroom with the
GT teacher and Kindergarten teacher.
How do they qualify?
• Objective Measures continued
Small group
During January and February
 Aptitude Assessment – Cognitive Abilities
Test (CogAT
 Achievement Assessment – Iowa Test of
Basic Skills (ITBS)
How do they qualify?
• Identification Profile – Need a 96 or
above in 4 out of these 5 areas.
Reasoning
Teacher Checklist
Parent Letter (automatically gives your child a
96%)
Kindergarten Abilities Test
Kindergarten Achievement Test
Profile Sample 1
Student : Louie Leopard
• Category 1 – Aptitude
– Verbal - 85
– Quantitative - 90
• Category 2 Achievement
– Reading - 96
– Math - 88
Decision: NO
• Category 3 - Reasoning 85
• Category 4 - Parent
Recommendation – 96
• Category 5 - Teacher
Recommendation - 96
Profile Sample 2
Student: Jett Leopard
• Category 1 - Aptitude
– Verbal - 98
– Quantitative - 90
• Category 2 Achievement
– Reading - 96
– Math - 98
Decision: YES
• Category 3 - Reasoning 85
• Category 4 - Parent
Recommendation – 96
• Category 5 - Teacher
Recommendation - 96
Where do I get the paperwork to
refer my child?
The referral is due on Friday, January
11th by 4:00 p.m.
• www.lovejoyisd.net
– Departments
– Gifted & Talented Services
• Forms ~
– K-5 Referral
– Permission for Testing
Questions and Answers
If you have any further questions,
please email Wendy Craft .
Wendy_Craft@lovejoyisd.net