Folkeskolen.dk: Kloge børn stemples som udviklingsstækkede Av Henrik Stanek Op mod halvdelen af de særligt intelligente børn udvikler forskellige former for mistrivsel og risikerer at blive diagnosticeret som udviklingsstækkede. Det er muligt at skelne mellem børnene, men ofte skal der et sæt neutrale øjne til, siger ekspert. “Der er øget risiko for, at børn med … Continue reading
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To a Bright Kid With Trouble(s)
Education Week Teacher Unwrapping the Gifted: To a Bright Kid With Trouble(s) By Tamara Fischer Hey there. Yup – you… Let’s me and you talk for a minute, just the two of us. You may not believe this – because perhaps you’ve felt alone and misunderstood your whole life – but there are a lot … Continue reading
Gifted Education at Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education: Gifted Education Regulations and Guidelines Title 22 Education, Chapter 16: Special Education for Gifted Students regulations, the Parent Guide to Gifted Education, the Basic Education Circular Special Education for Gifted Students and the Gifted Guidelines reflect Pennsylvania’s commitment to gifted students as “children with exceptionalities” and therefore in need of specially designed … Continue reading
Parents’ Guide to IQ Testing and Gifted Education
Parent Guidebooks: Parents’ Guide to IQ Testing and Gifted Education By Dr. David Palmer Book review by Parentguidebooks.com: “Parents’ Guide to IQ Testing and Gifted Education is the only book written specifically for parents who need to understand gifted testing and gifted programming so that they can make informed decisions for their children. If your … Continue reading
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children With High IQ: Results from a Population-Based Study
National Institute of Health: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children With High IQ: Results from a Population-Based Study By: Maja Z. Katusic, B.S, Robert G. Voigt, M.D., Robert C. Colligan, Ph.D., Amy L. Weaver, M.S., Kendra J. Homan, M.A., and William J. Barbaresi, M.D. Abstract: “Objective —To compare the characteristics of children with ADHD who have high … Continue reading
Extremely High Intelligence and ADD/ADHD?
Psychforums.com: Extremely High Intelligence and ADD/ADHD? By: The Blind Guardian “I was born in a much more rural area than I grew up in. I spent my earliest years in a very small town, of some 150 or so people. When I was six, my father had received a job offer that was much better … Continue reading
Tell-tale signs of a genius child
BBC News: Tell-tale signs of a genius child By: Linda Serck “Another young child with an exceptionally high IQ has been accepted by Mensa. Four-year-old Heidi Hankins from Winchester is said to have an IQ of 159 – just one point below that of Einstein and Stephen Hawking. But what are the tell-tale signs for … Continue reading
Why Nerds are Unpopular
PaulGraham.org: Why Nerds are Unpopular By: Paul Graham “I know a lot of people who were nerds in school, and they all tell the same story: there is a strong correlation between being smart and being a nerd, and an even stronger inverse correlation between being a nerd and being popular. Being smart seems to make you unpopular. … Continue reading
Is It Good to Be Gifted? Optimal IQ and the Flipside to Giftedness
HighAbility.org: Is It Good to Be Gifted? Optimal IQ and the Flipside to Giftedness By: David Palmer, Ph.D “Is it good to be a gifted? This may sound like a strange question – of course being gifted is good… isn’t it? It’s true that kids who score higher on IQ tests will have an advantage academically. … Continue reading
Breakthroughs in Assessment of the Gifted
Nebraska Association for the Gifted: Breakthroughs in Assessment of the Gifted By: Linda Kreger Silverman, Ph.D. “The new individual intelligence scales have raised many questions for school districts and schools for the gifted, as well as for state legislation, regarding selection of students for gifted programs. Models for the identification of gifted students originated during … Continue reading
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