METHODS FOR IDENTIFIYING ACADEMICALLY AND CREATIVELY TALENTED CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN OUR SCHOOLS ARE PRESENTED. INCLUDED IS THE ROLE OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING IN THE IDENTIFICATION PROCESS--PARENT OBSERVATIONS, TEACHER OBSERVATIONS, PERMANENT SCHOOL RECORDS, AND SUCH STANDARDIZED TESTS AS INTELLIGENCE, APTITUDE, AND ACHIEVEMENT TESTS. THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT OFFERS FUNDS THAT MAY BE USED TO SUPPORT TESTING PROGRAMS IN APTITUDE, ACHIEVEMENT, AND EMOTIONAL AND PERSONALITY ADJUSTMENT. A FEW GUIDELINES FOR IDENTIFYING THE CREATIVE INCLUDE THE CHILD'S LACK OF INTEREST IS SMALL DETAILS, IN THE PRACTICAL OR THE CONCRETE, AND HIS CONCERN WITH MEANING, IMPLICATIONS AND EQUIVALENTS OF THINGS AND IDEAS. THE CREATIVE SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR WITH SUCH THINGS AS FLEXIBLE PHYSICAL FACILITIES, ASSURANCE, REDUCTIONS OF EXTERNAL EVALUATION, AND FLEXIBILITY IN PROGRAM AND CLASSROOM. A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND COMPUTATIONS ARE INCLUDED.