Your Gifted ChildAmber Ritter

04/15/13

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What does it mean to be gifted?

Most commonly referred to as having

high

“cognitive ability” or “intellectual ability”

(p.10).

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Characteristics:

• Broken down into 5 different

categories:

– Cognitive

– Affective

– Physical

– Intuitive

– Societal

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Cognitive (thinking)

characteristics

• Well-developed memory

• Advanced comprehension

• High curiosity

• Diverse interests

• Great level of language development

• Verbal ability

• Understanding complex or abstract ideas

• Advanced problem solving skills

Affective (feeling) characteristics

• Sensitive to others

• Sense of humor

• Heightened self-awareness

• Feeling different

• Sense of justice

• Idealism

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Physical (sensation)

characteristics

• Heightened sensory awareness

• Low tolerance for lag between their

standards and athletic skills

• Unusual discrepancy between

physical and intellectual development

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Intuitive characteristics

• Creative

• Open to instinctual experiences

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Societal characteristics

• Involved in needs of society (truth,

justice, etc.)

• Strongly motivated by self-

actualization

• Leader

• Ability to solve societal

• problems

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Traits of Gifted Readers

• Advanced Language Skills» Enjoys language with its simplicities &

complexities

» Uses wide-ranging vocabulary

» Uses descriptive terminology

• Advanced Processing» Retain large amounts of information for retrieval

» Use analysis or synthesis

» Uses prior knowledge & experience in reading

Traits of Gifted Readers

Continued

• Read Early & Above Reading Level» Start reading early

» May be self-taught

» Reading at a level of 2 grade levels above their grade placement.

• Enjoy Reading» Read avidly with enjoyment

» View books as a tool to enjoy life

» Read books that surround their interests

» Thirst for knowledge through books

Social-Emotional Traits

• Psychomotor Over excitability

• Sensual Over excitability

• Intellectual Over excitability

• Imaginational Over excitability

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Psychomotor Over excitability

• A surplus of energy.

Ex: nail biting, impulsive behavior, tics,

etc.

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Sensual Over excitability

• Sensitive to sensory input, may use

sensory outlets to release tension.

Ex: Interest in sense-oriented stimuli.

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Intellectual Over excitability

• Intense focus on understanding,

intellectual achievement and the

pursuit of truth.

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Imaginational Over excitability

• Talent for fantasy, invention & imagery.

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Emotional Over excitability

• Characterized by intense feeling of

empathy, shyness or anxiety.

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Developmental Aspects of

Giftedness

The Young Gifted Child

Gifted Adolescents

The Young Gifted Child

• Parents viewed as important sources

information of children’s talents and

developments.

• Early language development

• Early reading

• Highly developed gross motor skills

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Gifted Adolescents

• Active reception of information from

the world

• Curiosity

• Desire to achieve

• Preference for leading

• Self-reflective

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Overview

• Being gifted is mostly referred to as possessing “cognitive ability” or “intellectual ability”.

• Gifted Characteristics can be broken down into 5 different categories; Cognitive, Affective, Physical, Intuitive and Societal.

• Gifted children do not necessarily meet all of these characteristics & may meet some more than others.

Resources

Karnes, F.A. & Bean, S. M. (2009). Methods and materials for teaching the gifted. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press, Inc.