THE USE OF CASE STUDIES CAN HELP THE TEACHER TO APPRECIATE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, TO CAPITALIZE ON INTERESTS AND ABILITIES, TO APPRECIATE AND UTILIZE EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS, AND TO SET UP APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS FOR INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN. AN OUTLINE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION PROCESS INCLUDES SCREENING (GROUP DEVICES), NOMINATION (STAFF MATCHES THE CHILD TO SELECTED CRITERIA), EXAMINATION AND CASE HISTORY (QUESTIONS ON ATTITUDES, MOTIVATION, AND SPECIAL SKILLS), CERTIFICATION AND PLACEMENT (PLACING THE PUPIL IN AN APPROPRIATE PROGRAM PATTERN), PERIODIC FOLLOWUP, AND EVALUATION. THE STRUCTURE OF THE CASE STUDY IS (1) BACKGROUND INFORMATION, (2) HEALTH AND MEDICAL RECORD, (3) SCREENING AND NOMINATION FORM, (4) PARENT INVENTORY, (5) PSYCHOLOGIST'S SUMMARY AND EVALUATION. INCLUDED ARE BIBLIOGRAPHIES, REFERENCES, AND SAMPLE FORMS TO USE FOR CASE STUDIES.