This session summarizes research on talented readers experiences in American classrooms. Attention is focused on the special needs of this group as well as differentiated instructional and content strategies to enable them to progress in reading. The research-based Schoolwide Enrichment Model Reading Framework (SEMR) is also introduced in this session. The SEMR involves three phases: (1) selections to stimulate reading interest through high interest read-aloud by classroom teachers accompanied by differentiated questioning; (2) opportunities for sustained independent reading of self-selected high interest, high challenge reading materials accompanied by differentiated conferences; and (3) self-selected enrichment opportunities in reading.