For the Parents:
The following is a chart from Challenge Magazine and can be a useful resource in understanding the term 'gifted'.
The Bright Child... The Gifted Child...
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 question. Discusses in detail, elaborates.
Top of the group. Beyond the group.
Listens with interest. Shows strong feelings and
opinions.
Learns with ease. Already knows.
6-8 repetitions for 1-2 repetitions for mastery.
mastery.
Understands ideas. Constructs abstractions.
Enjoys peers. Prefers adults.
Grasps the meaning. Draws inferences.
Completes assignments. Initiates projects.
Is receptive. Is intense.
Copies accurately. Creates new design.
Enjoys school. Enjoys learning.
Absorbs information. Manipulates information.
Technician. Inventor.
For the Students:
I hope you are having a terrific summer! The following is a list of books you might enjoy reading over the vacation. Enjoy!
Little Women
Native American Stories
Keepers of the Earth
Emily's Runaway Imagination
Dear Mr. Henshaw
A Girl from Yamhill
I'm Nobody! Who Are You?
Maurice's Room
Honey I Love and Other Poems
Talk About a Family
Koya Delaney and the Good Girl Blues
Sister
Invincible Louisa
Shadows on the Wall
How I Came to Be a Writer
Shiloh
The Fear Place
I'll see you in August!
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