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07.21.08, 18:24 PM Toddler
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at what age do you think you can tell if a child is gifted or not? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
Toddler 07.21.08, 06:24 PM Flag
 

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7 or 8, IMO [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 06:25 PM Flag
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agree, if you are talking about IQ. There are some really gifted swimmers, musicians, actors etc that show their gifts later than that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.22.08, 05:59 AM Flag
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there are kids who are verbal when really young, so you think they are smart/gifted. but really, can tell if gifted by age 7-9 ish [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 06:25 PM Flag
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I agree with the 7-8 poster above, but I have heard of dcs reading at age 2, doing math in their head before age 3, etc. These kids are gifted. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 06:34 PM Flag
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I knew it about my dc for as long as I can remember. verbal, conceptual ability of a smart adult, vocab of a very smart adult, memory like an elephant, socially connected far earlier than other kids, on and on. test scores were there too when the time came, but giftedness was not subtle in my dc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 06:43 PM Flag
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Ditto with my dc. We always knew, everyone who meets him says it, his test scores prove it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 06:52 PM Flag
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Extraordinary gifts show up super early, but in general high academic ability doesn't show up until 7-9ish. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.21.08, 06:52 PM Flag
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teacher here and mom of a gifted child. i think you know by 7/8 in regards to academic ability. truly exceptional children you can tell as early (maybe not measurable) as 3/4. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.22.08, 06:02 AM Flag
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and many truly exceptional children are missed and labeled problem children in school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.22.08, 06:10 AM Flag
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np; this is true. Research shows teachers make very poor identifiers. Said parents actually are good at ID'ing giftedness. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.22.08, 06:15 AM Flag
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well good thing i am both [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.22.08, 06:17 AM Flag
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There are kids who read at 1.5yo and say things like "are you here for my birthday party?" on the 1st birthday. Not my dc, but I know there are kids like that. You can't mistake those kids. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.22.08, 06:06 AM Flag
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Read the article which below poster linked. www.educationaloptions.com/levels_giftedness.htm goes to early infancy through preschooler age and what these diff level gifted kids could do. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.22.08, 06:07 AM Flag
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I didn't know but my SIL's (teachers), friends (teachers) and sister (psychologist) said they knew even when dc was just 1yo. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.22.08, 06:18 AM Flag
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Don't get too caught up in the early stuff, I read somewhere that Edison didn't read until he was 12 and Einstein is famous for being a very slow developer. I know several adults who were precocious as very young children (very early readers, talkers, etc.) who are smart but not more so than others. Only time can tell if someone has truly special abilities. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.22.08, 06:44 AM Flag
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Educationally it may not matter if a kid presents as gifted and turns out just to be precocious later on, i.e., doesn't 'stay"' gifted. Because you have to educate the child in front of you, not the child he or she will be. It's a problem for gifted programs because they can't counsel out the kids who don't pan out. On the other hand, if they could counsel them out, it would create a horrible atmosphere for children and parents. But if you don't give the gifted-at-K kids something appropriate for the first few years, they can have problems: get bored, voluntarily dumb themselves down, withdraw, act out, learn to hate school, feel bad about themselves, get snarky with teachers because they feel condescended to, develop bad relationships with adults as a result, etc. There is a real need, but there is no perfect solution. It would be good if people recognized both these things. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.22.08, 06:55 AM Flag
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read a bio on Einstein. Those stories are bullshit. His sisters and records all show that his abilities were apparent early on. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.22.08, 07:02 AM Flag
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I have and he didn't speak until he was 3. Show me something that contradicts that. I'm not talking about his early school years, which I agree have been exaggerated. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.22.08, 07:29 AM Flag
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I doubt that Edison didn't read until 12: "Before he was 12, he had read works by Shakespeare and Dickens, Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, David Hume's History of England, and more." Edison WAS home-schooled though. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.22.08, 09:17 AM Flag
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Of 3 indicators, early reading, early speech and early motor skills (especially fine motor), they say early reading is the best indicator of those 3. Early reading by age 2 or 3. Not so much for age 4. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.22.08, 07:13 AM Flag
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