Some Characteristics of Your Gifted Child

"Is my child gifted?" Parents often wonder at one point or another whether their child is gifted.Well here are basic signs of a gifted child


WHAT IS GIFTEDNESS?
The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) offers the following definition:
"Gifted individuals are those who demonstrate outstanding levels of aptitude (defined as an exceptional ability to reason and learn) or competence (documented performance or achievement in top 10 percent or rarer) in one or more domains. Domains include any structured area of activity with its own symbol system (e.g., mathematics, music, language) and/or set of sensorimotor skills (e.g., painting, dance, sports)."

 Below are some of the characteristic traits of children gifted in terms of general intellectual ability by Austega. Note: no one gifted child exhibits all the traits.

1. Learns rapidly, easily, and efficiently
2. Has exceptionally large vocabulary for their age
3. Demonstrates unusual reasoning power
4. Has an unusually strong memory, but is bored with memorization and recitation
5.  Has a liking for structure, order, and consistency
6. Has a power of concentration, an intense attention that excludes all else
7. Provides very alert, rapid answers to questions
8. Is secure emotionally
9. Tends to dominate peers or situations
   

 Austega also provides lists of giftedness characteristics in other categories such as specific academic aptitude, creative thinking and production, leadership, psychomotor ability, and visual and performing arts.