Cavities are what you get from tooth decay -- damage to the tooth. Tooth decay can affect both the outer coating of a tooth (called enamel) and the inner layer (called dentin).
Gifted Children Should be Considered for Special Education Services In a recent OSEP communication, Letter to Anonymous, 110 LRP 52277 (OSEP 1/13/10), the agency informed an anonymous writer that the IDEA and its regulations, although silent on the topic of gifted students, protect students who have qualifying disabilities requiring special education and related services even if they are intellectually gifted.
Students qualify for gifted preschool by obtaining a score in the 90th percentile or above in verbal, nonverbal, and/or quantitative areas. Depending on the scores received, additional testing may be needed for gifted services in elementary school. Parents are welcome to seek private testing with a psychologist.