from the post: A Gifted Child Checklist for Teachers In my blog post A Gifted Child Checklist for Teachers, I listed ten basic characteristics and
traits of gifted children...
The purpose of these workshops was to provide parents with information that would help them parent their gifted children by understanding the common
traits of gifted children and by learning practical strategies for parenting.
It's tough, but having teachers truly understand the needs and
traits of gifted children could go a long way to helping them survive in the regular classroom when there is no gifted programming available.
· Social and Emotional: Understanding common
traits of gifted children and practical strategies for parenting
Not exact matches
Yet, psychologists and educators have researched
gifted children enough to provide a profile
of the
traits these
children tend to have.
It explains the
traits of giftedness and how to tell if your
child is
gifted, but also covers under - identified
gifted kids and some
of the problems that come with being
gifted such as emotional sensitivity.
They can look at lists
of gifted characteristics and if their
child doesn't have all the
traits listed, they think their
child must not be
gifted.
However, it is important to remember that a
child does not have to have all
of the
traits to be
gifted.
While a baby does not need to have all
of these
traits, most
gifted children will display more than one.
Based on my experience
of working closely with
gifted children, including screening them, as well research in the field, these are some characteristics or
traits that could serve as a red flag when it comes to spotting the
gifted child.
If your
child shows some
of the following
traits, you may have a
gifted child who would benefit from the education that The Avery Coonley School offers:
And inevitably, this is what happens in our schools: The educational facet
of giftedness is addressed, although insufficiently much
of the time, while the emotional, social and sensory
traits of giftedness are unknown by most educators unfamiliar with
gifted children.
Yet, psychologists and educators have researched
gifted children enough to provide a profile
of the
traits these
children tend to have.
Many in education and in our society as a whole do not believe that
gifted children can struggle in school and that is because there is a lack
of understanding
of the facts about giftedness and the
traits and needs
of our
gifted children.
Often, parents and teachers see a consistent set
of traits in
gifted children, as detailed in this list.