
What Is Giftedness
A useful working definition of giftedness is “the ability to benefit from advanced learning material.” In any classroom, there may be children who need remedial material to perform satisfactorily (children with learning disorders, mentally retarde...
Aren't All Children Gifted?
Many people believe that all children are gifted. This, in turn, becomes a reason not to invest in gifted education.The misbelief that all children are gifted involves several issues.
Identifying Gifted Children
If you are a parent or teacher considering to nominate a gifted child, please go through this page before you make your nomination.
Why Do Gifted Children Need Gifted Education?
Gifted children have advanced learning needs. When the regular curriculum fails to meet these needs, gifted children often become bored and may engage in disruptive behaviours, under-achieve, or absent themselves frequently.
The Twice-Exceptional Learner
Twice-exceptionality exists where the gifted population overlaps with the population of special-needs children.<br>A twice-exceptional learner is one who both 1) has one or more special needs and 2) demonstrates above-age-level potential<br>in one...
Socio-Emotional Concerns Of Gifted Children
Are the gifted more susceptible to problems? This topic has long attracted debate and research.
Faq's On Gifted Children
If my child is gifted, why does he not do well academically? Often, gifted children may not perform well academically. They may find the presentation of content in textbooks impersonal and disjointed,or they may be disenchanted with assessment sys...