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...Without Proper Attribution to as a Source GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATION PROGRAMS By Dr. P. McCabe November 1998 Special programs to accommodate the needs of extra-bright students have been in existence since the turn of the century but it was not until the 1920s that the idea of actually identifying the gifted as a distinct group gained scientific credibility. The work of Louis Terman, father of IQ testing in the United States, provided the means by which to actually measure the child's intellectual capacity and potential. Support for special programs for these youngsters has fluctuated between great support and no support. Interest and support surged after the Sputnik launch in 1957 and plunged in the equal rights environment of the 1960s. Despite the hostility and naysaying of many educators, special programs for the gifted have won enough support to have these kinds of programs mandated in more than half the states in the country and in at least several school districts in the states that do not carry a mandate. Gifted programs are supposed to meet the special needs of the brightest students in the school. There are...