How teachers can spot the highly gifted child 7 Articles

by Vicki Phipps

Spotting a gifted child is not something a teacher does by glancing through her classroom. Although parents might try to point out their gifted child, what a parent thinks isn't necessarily what gifted truly means. It's n...read more

by JoAnn Powell

Teachers will spot a highly gifted child in their classroom almost immediately. It will be the child who always has their hand up to answer any question, the one who sometimes acts out when there is lag time in the classro...read more

by peterpan

It can be very tricky for a teacher to determine gifted children in the classroom. However, the tricks could be easily solved if the teacher is well versed with understanding about child psychology since gifted children te...read more

by Katelyn Vercoe

In the quest to identify gifted students, teachers may immediately consider those achieving at the highest levels, both in daily informal situations and in formal testing. Indeed, this was how educational theorists defined...read more

by Ruth Woodhouse

I should think the majority of highly gifted children would be easily identified within a few days or so of a teacher meeting her class. There may be exceptions, where a high level of talent is isolated to a very speciali...read more

by Trenna Sue Hiler

James is a nuisance in the classroom. He won't sit still. He won't stay on task. He often bothers other students. When he does do work he does it fast and often in a sloppy manner. James is a highly gifted student wit...read more

by Erin Knight

Gifted children achieve great academic success. Their grades surpass those of their peers. Their work is consistently done with accuracy, and attention to detail. Having said this, how can a teacher spot a highly gifted ch...read more