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Gifted Characteristics
These behaviors, abilities, and tendencies can be signs of giftedness in pre-primary and primary students:
- Expresses curiosity about many things
- Asks thoughtful and complex questions
- Has an extensive vocabulary and uses complex sentence structure
- Demonstrates abstract thought processes; thrives on complexity
- May be very intense or sensitive; shows strong feelings or opinions
- Is able to express herself / himself well
- Solves problems or organizes information in unique ways
- May be highly energetic
- Has an unusually good memory
- May exhibit unusual talent in art, music, or drama
- Has a unusually strong moral sense
- May be natural leaders
- Uses previously learned data in new contexts
- Quick to grasp relationships; draws inferences
- May see many solutions to a problem
- Is well able to order things in logical sequence
- Discusses and elaborates on ideas; gives complicated/detailed explanations
- Is a fast learner
- May be developmentally advanced
- May see ambiguity in factual information
- Works independently and uses initiative
- May prefer the company of older children and adults
- Exhibits a highly developed sense of humor
- May be perfectionistic, highly self-critical; likes to be the best in everything
- May have varied interests
- Has a sustained attention span; shows willingness to persist on challenging tasks (particularly in their area of interest)
- Is very observant
- Shows talent in making up and telling stories
Bright Child or Gifted Learner?
By Janice Szabos (Reprinted from Challenge, 1989, Good Apple Inc.)
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Bright Child
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Gifted Learner
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Knows the answers.
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Asks the questions.
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Is interested.
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Is highly curious.
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Is attentive.
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Is mentally and physically involved.
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Has good ideas.
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Has wild, silly ideas.
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Works hard.
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Plays around, but tests well.
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Answers the questions.
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Discusses in detail, elaborates.
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Top group.
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Beyond the group.
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Listens with interest.
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Shows strong feelings and opinions.
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Learns with ease.
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Already knows.
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6-8 repetitions for mastery.
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1-2 repetitions for mastery.
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Understands ideas.
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Constructs abstractions.
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Enjoys peers.
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Prefers adults.
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Grasps the meaning.
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Draws inferences.
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Completes assignments.
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Initiates projects.
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Is receptive.
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Is intense.
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Copies accurately.
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Creates a new design.
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Enjoys school.
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Enjoys learning.
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Absorbs information.
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Manipulates information.
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Technician.
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Inventor.
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Good memorizer.
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Good guesser.
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Enjoys straight forward sequential presentation.
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Thrives on complexity.
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Is alert.
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Is keenly observant.
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Is pleased with own learning.
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Is highly self-critical.
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