“…Educators of gifted students understand that language, culture, and family background interact with individual dispositions to affect academic and social behavior, attitudes, values, and interests. Gifted students' learning and achievement can be affected by diverse issues including the student's race (Garrison, 1993;Good, Aronson, & Inzlicht, 2003), culture and language (Ogbu, 1995), sex (Benbow, Lubinski, Shea, & Eftekhari-Sanjani, 2000;Garrison, 1993;Kerr & Kurpius, 2004;Piirto, 1998), sexual orientation (Peterson & Rischar, 2000), poverty (Stormont, Stebbins, & Holliday, 2001), learning style (Dunn, Griggs, & Price, 1993;Melear & Alcock, 1999;Pyryt, Sandals, & Begoray, 1998), personality (Sak, 2004), and/or having a disability (Baum & Olenchak, 2002;Brody & Mills, 1997;Dole, 2000;Reis, Neu, & McGuire, 1995;S. M. Robinson, 1999;Stormont et al, 2001;Vespi & Yewchuk, 1992).…”