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Although others before them had tried Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon were the first to create a true intelligence test.
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Terman is known as the father to the gifted movement due to his work with gifted children. He searched the globe for children with an IQ of 135 or higher.
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When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik it made Americans go in search of their intelligent children to compete in this world.
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Chicago, San Diego, and New York all model gifted programs. They pioneered a variety of gifted models in educating students in an urban school system.
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Joseph Renzulli’s contribution to gifted education helped us see the behaviors of gifted children rather than only looking at intelligence.
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Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act helps provide equal opportunities for all students.
