This article examines the use of the multiple talent approach to providing enrichment for all students in regular class programs and for gifted students in special programs. Research on the use of the model in regular programs which include gifted students is reported, and implications for more effective identification and enrichment of gifted children are discussed. The application of the multiple talent model in special programs for the gifted is discussed in the context of a comprehensive program model as defined by Renzulli's (1977) triad model.

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The Talents Unlimited project is an effective inservice education model for training both regular classroom teachers and specialists in gifted education in the development of students' creative and critical thinking skills. Four categories of training activities which comprise this model closely approximate the components which inservice research suggests are critical in helping teachers master new instructionalapproaches: Presentation of theory or description of strategy; modeling of skills; practice in simulated and classroom settings; feedback about performance; and coaching for application of skills to the classroom. The effectiveness of the Talenfs Unlimited model in enhancing teacher skills in the identification and instruction of students with varying backgrounds and diverse abilities is discussed.

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