In Korea, there are more students who want gifted programs than the allotted students in the gifted classes, therefore the identification processes need to be prepared carefully. Current identification methods with scholastic aptitude tests failed to identify economically disadvantaged students. We suggest a new identification model based on class observation and interviews. The goals of this model is to give opportunities to the students unidentified from the tests, and to identify students who have giftedness or potential abilities rather than the skills developed by training. A pilot study shows that this method works effectively for identifying students from low-income families.