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In what areas? Do people notice it and say something? Has your child had actual tests yet? Posted on CafeMom Mobile
Started by TexasKaty on
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Having a "gifted" child isn't really any simpler than having a child that's behind to sound horrible......
I will say that she has a natural ability to make people laugh challenged .
child is "gifted" in any type of way.
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Does anyone have a gifted child misdiagnosed with ADHD first? My son was first diagnosed with ADHD, he passed the ADHD test with perfectly, now they're saying he could possibly be gifted. Just wanting a little insight.
Started by Rena' on
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It is possible to....
Since she has been challenged she is much happier in school .
My daughter is gifted and it was suggested by one teacher to assess her need for medication was tested and has a fairly high iq of 135 and is in gifted class.
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Can a child be gifted in areas of logic, vocab, critical thinking, and comprehension but not in basic areas like reading and math? DS who is almost 7 has always had a more advanced view of the world and really excels in the areas listed above. He is flying...
Started by southernm on
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Physical writing skills are very commonly behind, so seems to be more difficult in general... .
Sometimes gifted kids have LDs that cause them to not excel in certain areas, though your son or gifted kid to read a bit later and then take off.
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Can a child be gifted in areas of logic, vocab, critical thinking, and comprehension but not in basic areas like reading and math? DS who is almost 7 has always had a more advanced view of the world and really excels in the areas listed above. He is flying...
Started by southernm on
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For that for many kids.
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We are fortunate in our district because we have a self-contained Gifted and Talented class AND a supervisor specifically for the G&T curriculum. At one point I had considered pulling my daughter out because she was so far ahead of 90% of her peers she...
Started by emilyrosenj on
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I can not imagine where my son would be without in gifted programs....
We have full time self contained gifted classes starting in K.
I have no idea what I would do of there were no gifted classes in our district.
For gifted kids.
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I assume you get an evaluation? (By who?)
What are things to look for? (i.e. What traits merit an evaluation?)
Just curious.
Started by TaraJo29 on
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Now you could use them to have....
The downside is that because you administer by themselves.
A psychologist that will give you a sense of where your child is.
Deborah Ruf has a book called The 5 Levels of Gifted that is a good starting point.
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I'm new both here and to homeschooling. We will be schooling our 2 boys starting in the fall - the older one in 11th grade, and the younger in 6th. Our younger is advanced, and I need ideas/help in choosing a program that will challenge him, but don't...
Started by vamom3 on
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All of the above are secular.
Saxon is often not a good "fit" for gifted kids because of the extreme spiral and all on the student these may be a bit too easy for a gifted 6th grader.
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I have three daughters, but for the purpose of this discussion, only focusing on two - DD10 and DD7 (just turned 7). DD10 was identified as gifted through PS. As a general rule, DD10 succeeds at just about everything she does. I'm proud of her, but I ...
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I actually had the same problem growing up with an older sister who was known as the gifted one (and was also accepted at a gifted school overseas at a time we were also aware of what was going on - she was not allowed to go in the end as....
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If you have a GT, how did your child get into this program?
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I can say though as far it doesn't matter if she... .
I opted to homeschool dd mid year this year.
Contrary to the title, the group is for moms of advanced learners as well not have a gifted program here.
On what a gifted child is like.
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What can you tell me about the "gifted program" for kids around age 10? I got a call from my daughter's teacher ( one of my twins )... and she asked me if we would allow my daughter to be tested for the gifted program. I don't know what that really means...
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They didn't test us or anything thing, in fact I'm not really sure how we were me about the "gifted program" for....
Re: What can you tell me about the "gifted program" for kids around age 10? When I was in school I was a "gifted" kid.
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