Best practices for identifying giftedness is often under discussion, but what exactly should parents, caretakers, and educators watch for? Does a child performing well in school alone qualify giftedness, or are there other indicators which are just as strong? As the definition of giftedness evolves, so too does its markers. While academic success can be … Read More
It can be stressful to meet the needs of gifted children at any time of year. Ensuring that their intellectual, social, educational, and emotional requirements are all met can easily wear on parents, caregivers, and educators. Many of these adult supporters are often stretched to the limit from Halloween through New Year’s due to disrupted … Read More
Challenging as it may be to meet the needs of gifted learners, it can be even more worrisome to contemplate what life might be like for him or her once grown. A common concern of the parents and educators of gifted learners is what the future might hold for them, especially if he or she … Read More
Gifted students not only think differently from their peers, they learn differently as well. Exceptional children can be at risk for becoming behavior problems in the classroom if they become restless—if bored or unreached by a delivery system or source material, their attention will likely wander. In the past, gifted students who zipped through seat … Read More
If your gifted child, like many other exceptional children, shows increased sensitivities to his or her surroundings, the months of November through January can seem like an obstacle course of assaulting sounds, sights, smells, and people. Since some gifted children process stimulation differently, what is exciting to other children might be frightening or overwhelming to … Read More
Most adults who work with gifted children understand that they are usually more sensitive than their average peers. The biochemical and psychological reasons for this are under debate. The culprit could be asynchronous development. Another reason could be their ability to perceive certain realities that others do not. The possibility that reflections from others that … Read More
