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With the sharp rise in students who are English language learners (ELL), research on identifying and serving the needs of gifted and talented (GT) ELL students offers fertile ground for best practice guidelines.

This article explores how to improve the quality of learning opportunities, such as gifted education, for students who are culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD).

Despite nationwide efforts to reduce an academic achievement gap among various racial-ethnic groups, the reading gap between Hispanics and whites has not changed significantlyit has measured more than 25 points in each of the last 17 years (National Center for Education Statistics, 2008).

In this study, the authors explore English as a Second Language (ESL) placement as a measure of how schools label and process immigrant students.

This article addresses issues concerning the assessment, identification, and classification of ELs with disabilities. Accommodations for ELs with disabilities are discussed and recommendations for more accessible assessments for these students are provided.