Bright+Child+~+Gifted+Child


 * ~  ||~ Bright Child or Gifted Learner? ||
 * ~ [[image:http://twain.littletonpublicschools.net/Portals/29/Containers/NoContainer/spacer.gif]] ||~ Is my child really gifted? How can I be sure? You may want to look at this chart for some ideas...


 * Note the Difference** Source: Janice Szabos, Challenge Magazine Tennessee Association for the Gifted: http://www.tag-tenn.org ||
 * =**A Bright Child:**= || =**A Gifted Learner:**= ||
 * Knows the answers || Asks the questions ||
 * Is interested || Is highly curious ||
 * Is attentive || Is mentally and physically involved ||
 * Has good ideas || Has wild, silly ideas ||
 * Works hard || Plays around, yet tests well ||
 * Answers the questions || Discusses in detail, elaborates ||
 * Top group || Beyond the group ||
 * Listens with interest || Shows strong feeling and opinions ||
 * Learns with ease || Already knows ||
 * 6-8 repetitions for mastery || 1-2 repetitions for mastery ||
 * Understands ideas || Constructs abstractions ||
 * Enjoys peers || Prefers adults ||
 * Grasps the meaning || Draws inferences ||
 * Completes assignments || Initiates projects ||
 * Is receptive || Is intense ||
 * Copies accurately || Creates a new design ||
 * Enjoys school || Enjoys learning ||
 * Absorbs information || Manipulates information ||
 * Technician || Inventor ||
 * Good memorizer || Good guesser ||
 * Enjoys sequential presentation || Thrives on complexity ||
 * Is alertIs pleased with own learning || Is keenly observantIs highly self-critical ||