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Hi, More often, there is a general rule that dictates or determines the differences in learning abilities of individual learners within a classroom. According to Smutny, J (National Association for Gifted Children), “younger the age group, the more dramatic variations within the group and the more likely that the differences you see in school performance reflect deeper differences in developmental level.” However, these differences tend to magnify, when there are gifted children who are studying in the same classroom. Catering to the needs of gifted children is very difficult, because they belong to an entirely different group of children. Educational experts recommend a different type of educational approach called “differentiated education”, which takes into consideration the actual needs of gifted children. The first basic steps here are to understand your gifted children and identify what their needs and requirements really are. Have a nice day! Thought for today: Best Regards, Please visit our sponsor ad web site below. Thanks to our sponsor for keeping this a free newsletter. Help your Child Deal with Peer Pressure - A Two Edged Sword Help your Child Deal with Peer Pressure - Avoid Falling Prey to It Q1: I'm a 16 year old girl at Secondary School. I would like to ask you some questions regarding the difference between a gifted and a bright child. A: Your questions are interesting and I am glad you asked them so you can clarify some misconception about giftedness. A gifted child is one that has above average abilities, but just like everyone else, may achieve or underachieve. Being gifted does not give any guarantees for straight A's. Gifted individuals who may not be getting the stimulation they require would burn out and underachieve..... Continue to read Dr. Sandhu's answer on Gifted or Bright here. Q2: My son is 12 and was evaluated with the WISC IV, and Kaufman achievement tests. His WISC IV scores were average to high average, and his achievement scores were 97-99 percentile (upper extreme) in reading and 97 percentile (above average) in math. How can this discrepancy be explained? He seems to be very intelligent but behavioral issues have gotten in the way of him getting good grades. He is currently failing school. It has been suggested that he is "twice exceptional" (gifted, but also learning disabled or having ADHD or emotional problems that mask one's giftedness), but his school claims that his IQ testing shows that he is not gifted. Is it possible to have an average IQ and score so high on the achievement tests even though he doesn't do much school work and doesn't study? A: It is very possible to get different range of scores between intelligence and achievement as the two are not the same thing. It also gives an indication of some kind of learning difficulty. As it is, most tests vary in their content, appropriateness with different populations, and usefulness as a basis for educational requests. Therefore, it is important that tests (especially individual rather than group) are conducted by a trained and experienced tester who would be able to document the strengths, relative weaknesses and advise on the suitability of a program to cater for the educational needs of the child. High IQ scores are predominantly used as a main criterion for screening gifted individuals for specific programs...... Continue to read Dr. Sandhu's answer on Average IQ and Above Average Achievement Score here. Q3: I have a 3 year old daughter, initially I was concern that she might have learning disability, because she can't seems to be focus in preschool, she is always not paying attention. But we also belief that she is extremely bright, she have extraordinary memory, especially great in remembering details, most of the time we didn't realized that she was paying attention to details. For example, she remembers things months later if where I place and object when I was searching high and low for it. Her teacher is very impressed by her, often expressed that she seems to be more mature than most kids of her age, she expressed herself very well, but she just can't seems to sit still and concentrate for a long time! A: Twice exceptional means that the child has very advanced cognitive abilities and yet one or more learning disability which usually masks their strengths and in turn depress their IQ scores so that they appear less gifted than they really are. Giftedness can be combined with visual and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, other physical disabilities, and psychological dysfunctions. Being gifted provides no immunity against physical diseases and accidents that impair functioning. In this case, you may be suspecting ADHD but this can only be diagnosed after proper testing ...... Continue to read Dr. Sandhu's answer on Possibly Twice-Exceptional here.
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