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Characteristic Of A Gifted Child
from: Kyle BesserIt is widely agreed upon in the educational and child development communities that early recognition of the characteristics of a gifted child is a key factory in successfully developing the gifted child education for child development and education. It is also important for the parent to have at least a general understanding of the characteristics of a gifted child.
In order to be classified as a gifted child, the child must have the ability to perform at a level that is significantly beyond other children of like age. For a parent, what might this look like or what should a parent look for in a child?
The following are some guidelines to help your awareness when it comes to recognizing the characteristics of a gifted child. Keep in mind that there are varying levels of giftedness as you view the guidelines. Although these characteristics of a gifted child may provide you with some initial insight and understanding, it is important to seek a formal assessment of your child in this area if you feel that your child exhibits several of these characteristics.
Cognitive Skills - thinking or thought processing:
*Ability to master new skills with extraordinary speed.
*A deeper knowledge than other children the same age.
*Extraordinary memory and recall of events, facts, and figures.
*Advanced creativity and ability to improvise.
*Acute awareness of their surroundings.
*Advanced or more complex sense of humor.
Learning Patterns:
*Great and constant curiosity along with high level of motivation to learn.
*Easily bored easily if not challenged.
*Advanced ability to stay focused even with difficult topics.
*Advanced organizational or planning skills.
*Advanced logic and problem solving skills.
*A generally high aptitude for logical problems, games, puzzles, or any type of problem solving or activity that requires creative thinking and reaction.
Speech and Language:
*Well developed word vocabulary and language compared to children of the same age.
*Creative uses of words and sentence structure.
*Creative sense of humor.
*Ability to adapt their use of the language to a level to fit the situation.
*Ability to understand and carry out complex instructions.
*General advanced ability in reading, writing, and working with numbers.
Social Skills:
*Sensitivity to other's feelings.
*Use of their advance language skills to resolve conflict or debate.
*Organize and direct behavior of other children.
*Will often feel more at home with older children.
*May have high expectations of themselves and others that can lead to frustration and even anger.
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