Gifted children are children whose abilities, talents and potential
that they separate a child from their peers. Endowment is
generally considered to be IQ 130 or higher, along with high performance in
any of the five areas: general intellectual ability, concrete academic excellence (in
mathematics, for example), creative thinking (addressing questions and answers in a unique
), leadership abilities or artistic (including musical) abilities.
Gifted children are sometimes first identified when they succeed in school, but most
parents of gifted children suspect giftedness of their child before the child enters
school. How can you tell if your child is gifted? What are the early signs? To consider
The possibility of your child if she or she has the following traces:
o Walking and negotiation at an early age
o Has exceptional memory
o Possesses a long period of attention
o Persistently curious
o expresses himself well for his age
o Shows early interest or understanding of concepts (time, sharing, etc.) or
logics
o Learn to read before entering school
Few children will demonstrate all these exercises at once, and some gifted children will even
seem like “slow starters”, but later they go to catch up and succeed. Albert Einstein
there were four before he talked, and seven before he could read.
If you suspect that your child is gifted, what should you do? Testing done early
before a child enters school is usually not as reliable as follow-up testing. If you
impressed with your child's performance and would like to help him or her achieve full
potential, just offer a loving, stable environment, support and
opportunities to learn. Give a very young child the same freedom of movement as
safely possible. Present the child to books by reading them every day, and
listening to them.
Gifted children talk, talk, talk ... and ask endless questions! So answer your child
questions and provide your child with so much experience and
possible. Before school age, a gifted child is less interested in specific information.
than they just explore the world and find out how it works.
Make your child’s world as rich and diverse as possible. Finally, support your child.
a gifted child, perhaps more than many other children, needs support and
confidence that they are loved and accepted exactly as they are - for the fact that they
and not to be gifted.
