Is My Child Gifted ? 6 Quick Tests for Giftedness–DIY at Home in 1 hour!

Dr Lakshmi Sharma www.drlakshmisharma.com

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These common signs identified my & my friends children as gifted >99th percentile.

Be aware every child is different! If your child is twice exceptional the signs are not obvious. These tests are for 0-3, if you have older children you need to increase complexity as the age progresses.You don’t need to buy anything except a jigsaw-you can make all of these at home just need printer paper, scissors & lego !

Give your child blocks

Observe:1. Concentration 2. Creativity

Gifted child extremely creative & will build continuouslywith an unbelievable result.

TESTS1

Gifted Children are obsessedwith sorting & organising into groups

Observe;

ConcentrationHow they organise(Their thinking pattern)

Organising & Grouping2

Shapes 1Gifted Children are obsessed with shapes and patterns.

They thrive on challenging games especially matching shapes with cut outs.

Observe the speed at which the child does this & again the way they do this.

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Shape Cards, Observe speed, accuracy & developing thought process.

For older children use Tangrams!

Shape 24

MemoryGifted kids have amazing memories this game is a great test of memory.I made my own memory cards with my child’s favourite characters on.Observe speed & Accuracy.

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Jigsaws

Jigsaws were the greatest indicator of my child’s giftedness. My child would complete 200 piece jigsaws in one go, around aged 2.

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1.EARLY WALKER2.EARLY TALKER

(NOT OBVIOUS IN MULTILINGUALS)

HAVE YOU NOTICED THESE SIGNS?

IF YOU ARE GIFTED YOUR CHILDREN AREPROBABLYALSO GIFTED

Early Toilet Training 3. Will show signs to be ready - very young.

4. Gifted Children consistently prefer older children & adult company.

5. Gifted children are early readers - reading is just a form of patterning -coding & decoding !6.Hyperactive & lack of sleep. 7.Constant questioning.