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Is My Bright Child a Gifted Learner?

“Talent is something rare and beautiful and precious, and it must not be allowed to go to waste.” – George Selden, said by Tucker Mouse in The Cricket in Times Square .Both parents and educators know that all children have special talents, but it can be difficult to determine whether a child is a bright, hardworking student who is being challenged effectively within his/her learning environment or a gifted child who would benefit from something beyond the level of their learning environment. The following table of characteristics is helpful in distinguishing between bright learners and gifted learners. It is important to remember that no child will demonstrate all of the traits listed below nor will they demonstrate them all of the time. This table is meant to give you an idea of what these two types of learners are like.
Bright Learner Gifted Learner
Knows the answers
Asks the questions
Is interested
Is highly curious
Is attentive
Is mentally and physically involved
Has good ideas
Has wild, silly ideas
Works hard
Plays around, yet tests well
Answers the questions
Discusses in detail, elaborates
Top group
Beyond the group
Listens with interest
Shows strong feelings and opinions
Learns with ease
Already knows
6-8 repetitions
1-2 repetitions for mastery
Understands ideas
Construct abstractions
Enjoys peers
Prefers adults
Grasps the meaning
Draws inferences
Complets assignments
Initiates projects
Is receptive
Is intense
Copies accurately
Creates a new design
Enjoys school
Enjoys learning
Absorbs information
Manipulates information
Technician
Inventor
Good memorizer
Good guesser
Enjoys straightforward, sequential presentation
Thrives on complexity
Is alert
Is keenly observant
Is pleased with own learning
Is highly self-critical

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