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Definition: A pull-out program is one in which gifted children are taken out of their regular classroom for one or more hours a week and provided with enrichment activities and instruction.

Pull-out programs may begin as early as first grade, but more typically start in third grade. They are usually content specific; that is, they they generally provide enrichment in language arts (particularly reading) or in math.
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