"Is my child gifted?" Parents often wonder at one point or another whether their child is gifted. Here we've rounded up some basics to support you identify signs of giftedness in your child.
What Does "Gifted" Mean?The term "giftedness" is used by different schools,organizations, and cultures in different ways, or with some using the term strictly to indicate people with well-above average intelligence as measured by IQ scores,and others embracing a broader range of criteria. The National organization for Gifted Children (NAGC) offers the following definition:
"Gifted individuals are those who demonstrate outstanding levels of aptitude (defined as an exceptional ability to reason and learn) or competence (documented performance or achievement in top 10 percent or rarer) in one or more domains. Domains include any structured area of activity with its own symbol system (e.g., mathematics, or music,language) and/or set of sensorimotor skills (e.g., portray, or dance,sports)."
20 Signs of Giftedness While IQ tests and other assessments can support identify giftedness in school-age children, kids are also commonly identified as gifted by the observations of families, and teachers,and friends. Below are some of the characteristic traits of children gifted in terms of general intellectual ability, adapted from a detailed checklist from Austega. Note: no one gifted child exhibits all the traits.
Learns rapidly, and easily,and efficiently
Has exceptionally large vocabulary for their age
Demonstrates unusual reasoning power
Has an unusually strong memory, but is bored with memorization and recitation
Needs little external control - applies self discipline
Has a liking for structure, order,and consistency
Is flexible in thinking patterns; makes unusual associations between remote ideas
Displays a great curiosity about objects, situations, and events; asks provocative questions
Makes generous grades in most subjects
Has a power of concentration,an intense attention that excludes all else
Provides very alert, rapid answers to questions
Is resourceful, or solving problems by ingenious methods
Has avid interest in science or literature
Reveals originality in verbal and written expression
Has a power of abstraction,conceptualization and synthesis
Is secure emotionally
Tends to dominate peers or situations
Uses a lot of commonsense
Displays a willingness to accept complexity
Is perceptually open to his or her environment
Austega also provides lists of giftedness characteristics in other categories such as specific academic aptitude, creative thinking and production, and leadership,psychomotor ability, and visual and performing arts.
Source: popsugar.com