What gifted or talented means
There are different definitions of what gifted and talented means, but generally:
gifted means a child has the potential for high ability in a certain area
talented means they can demonstrate outstanding performance or achievement.
A child can be gifted in one or more areas, like literacy, numeracy, sport, the arts or more.
There are different influences that move a child from being gifted to showing talent. These include:
family, social and cultural factors
education opportunities
the quality of education
chance events in life.
This means gifted children and young people may not always be high achievers. For example, they may have potential, but disengage from education and don't end up developing talent.
Is my child gifted?
Gifted children can come from many different backgrounds. They can:
be from different cultures
be involved in different social groups
come from different family incomes
have a physical or learning disability.
Here are some behaviours that are commonly seen in gifted children. Most gifted children will show several, but not necessarily all of these:
Very quickly learns and remembers facts or conversations.
Knows a lot about topics, like sports, maths, books, animals etc.
Surprises others with their use of big words and changes their speech according to who they're talking to.
May have started reading and writing early without any teaching.
Uses a lot of 'how' and 'why' questions. Is not satisfied with simple answers. Uses knowledge from one area in another.
Teaches other children using their language level.
Likes spending time with adults and having adult conversations.
Is resourceful and can use creative ways to solve problems or use household objects.
Can be unusually sad and emotional when things do not go to plan.
REFERENCE: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/parents/child-development/Pages/gifted-talented.aspx
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