Davidson Gifted Blog
Gifted girls
This article by Joan Smutney addresses some of the issues gifted girls face once they are in school. Gifted girls may feel they have to pay a high price for their talent because they…
Assessing Gifted Children
This article by Julia Osborn distinguishes between “testing” and “assessment.” The author then focuses on some of the important and unique issues involved when assessing gifted children’s cognitive, academic, and social/emotional functioning. This short…
What it Means to Teach Gifted Learners Well
This article explains that gifted education is often misunderstood but is essential for fostering growth. Effective instruction for gifted students is challenging, concept-based, and allows them to learn at an appropriate pace. In contrast,…
Portfolio: An effective way to present your child to the school
This article by Christine Neville is a guide and “How To” for parents on creating a portfolio that will demonstrate specific abilities, developmental needs, and valid, concrete data for teachers and administrators who will…
Parenting gifted preschoolers
Below, David Farmer discusses strategies for identifying and parenting highly gifted preschoolers. It contains an excellent chart estimating the normal development timetable for developmental milestones in toddler and preschool development. This is contrasted with…
Highly gifted children and peer relationships
This article by Deirdre Lovecky reviews the research on highly gifted children and peer relationships. The author highlights possible issues with peers for highly gifted children. She also discusses strategies for developing successful peer…
Mentorship of the Highly Creative
This article details the positive effects of mentoring on a gifted young man. This particular mentorship lasted four years and involved a high school student and two mentors–one of which who resided on the…
Exceptionally gifted children: Different minds
Note: It’s important to note that this is an older article, so the score ranges that it discusses reference older versions of intelligence tests. Many modern intelligence tests have a top score of 160,…
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