See how UL Lafayette's Department of Educational Curriculum & Instruction serves children, families, and teachers through gifted and reading programs.
We work closely with area schools, parents, and children to enhance learning, using proven and specialized teaching methods.
Programs for Gifted and High-Potential Learners
The Center for Gifted Education's LAgniappe Academic Enrichment Program supports the development of talent in high-ability and gifted learners:
- Pre-K4 and K classes (ages 4–5): language arts, number sense, problem-solving, and the arts
- Innovators on the Rise (grades 1–6)
- Future Innovators Unite (grades 7–10)
Who can enroll: Children don't need to be identified as gifted and talented, but every child must meet the program's qualification requirement. Parents and teachers complete checklists for review. Students in fifth grade and above who aren't in a parish gifted program need a score review, and students in a parish gifted program can send the first page of their IEP or their gifted program welcome letter. A class fee applies.
The center also offers Destination Imagination, a team-based program that teaches students the creative thinking process through challenges, and events for parents.
Learn more about the Center for Gifted Education
Reading Tutoring and Evaluations
At the Reading Institute, education students trained to diagnose and address reading difficulties work with children:
- Reading Clinic: Individualized tutoring for children in grades 2–5 in the fall, spring, and summer.
- Comprehensive Evaluation Program: Offered every spring, with a written report for parents.
Learn more about the Reading Institute
For Teachers
The LAgniappe Educator Conference brings teachers, counselors, administrators, homeschool teachers, and parents together around high-potential and gifted learners.
STEM and Robotics for Kids
The College's Center for Innovative Learning and Assessment Technologies (CILAT) offers hands-on STEM and robotics programs for children in grades 1–8.