ABSTRACT
Understanding the intellectual and social-emotional development of gifted and talented students is crucial to meeting their needs. These characteristics provide the basis for differentiation in curricular programs. The cases help the reader to explore those differences and reflect on their implications. Response to Intervention is a general education initiative that addresses the learning needs of struggling learners. The process is based on a problem-solving model that uses data for decision making and is highly dependent on progress monitoring and data collection. A multidisciplinary team designs, implements, and monitors intervention plans. This case reflects the viewpoints of Claire's teacher and principal, Claire's mother, and Claire herself. Teachable moments are those unplanned opportunities that arise at home or in a classroom in which the ideal situation presents itself to offer insight to the learner. Social studies used to be his favorite subject because his teachers would tell stories to go along with the history, and talk about why an era was important.
