The

Muslima P. Liwalug

Gifted

Outline: The Giftedness Positive Characteristics Negative Characteristics Need for Enrichment Programs The Teacher’s Role

Gifted- a person who has special ability in art or music, mechanical ingenuity, or leadership

Giftedness Superior

- 120 to 125 IQ Gifted

- 135 to 150 IQ Extremely gifted

- 170 to 180 IQ

Positive Characteristicso curiouso show interest in words and ideaso rich vocabularieso enjoy readingo read rapidly & retain informationo seek older companions among children and

enjoy adultso have good sense of humor and cheerfulo have strong desire to excel

Cont.o quick to comprehendo follow directions easilyo have the ability to generalize, to see

relationships and to make logical associationso interested in science, astronomy and the nature

of man and his universeo like to do research, tabulate, classify, collect and

to keep recordso show initiative and wide imaginationo have good memories

GiftedHigh Achiever1. asks the question2. enjoy learning3. highly curious4. mentally & physically

involve5. has wild silly ideas6. plays around yet tests well7. discusses in detail8. beyond top group9. strong feelings & opinions10. already knows11. constructs abstraction12. has much factual info13. may disagree w/ teacher

or textbook answers14. frequently respond in an

elaborate manner

1. knows the answer2. enjoy school3. interested4. attentive5. has good ideas6. works hard7. answers the question8. top group9. listeners with interest10. learns with ease11. understands idea12. knowledgeable 13. one of the first to

respond14. asks safe questions

Negative Characteristicso restless, inattentive, disturbing or annoyingo poor in spelling, careless handwriting or

inaccurate arithmetico lackadaisicalo outspokenly critical both of themselves and of

others

“Hidden Gifted”

6 Types of Giftedness

o Type 1 – The successful o Type 2 – The challengingo Type 3 – The undergroundo Type 4 – The dropoutso Type 5 – The double labelled o Type 6 – The autonomous learner

Neihart and Betts, 2010

Need for Enrichment Program specialized program assessing their strengths then providing

enrichment through resources and services fulfill both individual and social needs counselling & encouragement services challenging & grouping them mentorship

Ways of Educating Gifted Children acceleration

- allowed to learn materials at more rapid pace or is promoted more rapidly through grades enrichment

- work through the usual grades at the usual pace but with a curriculum supplemented by a variety of cultural activities differentiation

- are accelerated or enriched within the regular classroom

Teacher’s Role flexible helpful forbearing and understandable skillfull, knowledgeable or fully equipped great mentors inspired

Thank Youfor the Love..

“Most teachers waste their time by asking questions which are intended to discover what a pupil does not know, whereas the true art of questioning has for its purpose to discover what the pupil knows or is capable of knowing.”

-Albert Einstein