Gifted Education for Middle Gifted Education for Middle School ChildrenSchool Children

A Parent’s Guide

The principle goal of The principle goal of education is to create men education is to create men

and women who are capable and women who are capable of doing new things, not of doing new things, not

simply repeating what other simply repeating what other generations have done.generations have done.

---Jean Piaget------Jean Piaget---

What is Giftedness?What is Giftedness?

Giftedness is asynchronous development in which advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity combine to create inner experiences and awareness that are qualitatively different from the norm.

Bright or Gifted?Bright or Gifted?

A Bright Child: Knows the answers Is attentive Grasps meaning Enjoys peers Technician Good memorizer Enjoys school

A Gifted Child: Asks the questions Is highly curious Draws inferences Enjoys adults Inventor Good guesser Enjoys learning

IdentificationIdentification

Student PerformanceTeacher Observations and

RecommendationsParent NominationsSelf NominationsTest Scores

Types of ProgramsTypes of Programs

What Can A Parent Do?What Can A Parent Do?

Family Field TripsPlay Games with Your ChildResources on the WebJoin Parent OrganizationsRemember That Your Child Is Still

A CHILD!

Field TripsField Trips

ZoosScience MuseumsMuseumsAquariumsPlanetarium

GamesGames

MonopolyScrabble

Resources on the WebResources on the Web

Organizations on the WebOrganizations on the Web