Characteristic of gifted children
To the trained eye, it can be fairly easy to spot a gifted child. Even to the not-so-trained eye of a parent, it's easy to notice that a child is not quite like other children. However, parents often question what those differences mean. They know their child is smart, but gifted? Looking at a list of gifted traits or characteristics is a quick first step in determining whether a child is gifted. If you have a toddler and you're wondering if he or she is gifted, take a look at the list of characteristics of young gifted children.
Cognitive Traits
· Very Observant
· Extremely Curious
· Intense interests
· Excellent memory
· Long attention span
· Excellent reasoning skills
· Well-developed powers of abstraction, conceptualization, and synthesis
· Quickly and easily sees relationships in ideas, objects, or facts
· Fluent and flexible thinking
· Elaborate and original thinking
· Excellent problem solving skills
· Learns quickly and with less practice and repetition
· Unusual and/or vivid imagination
· Interested in philosophical and social issues
· Very sensitive, emotionally and even physically
· Concerned about fairness and injustice
· Perfectionistic
· Energetic
· Well-Developed Sense of Humor
· Usually intrinsically motivated
· Relates well to parents, teachers and other adults
· Extensive Vocabulary
· May Read Early
· Reads Rapidly and Widely
· Asks "what if" questions
Additional Traits
· Enjoys learning new things
· Enjoys intellectual activity
· Displays intellectual playfulness
· Prefers books and magazines meant for older children
· Skeptical, critical, and evaluative
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