Able Learners' Enrichment Program
Characteristics
Who this program is for?
All gifted primary and secondary students.
Some common characteristics of gifted children (gifted children will not necessarily display all these characteristics):
- early achievement of developmental milestones e.g. early language development, walking, talking
- unusually alert as a baby
- can often read and do simple arithmetic before school
- love of learning
- have an exceptional memory
- have advanced play skills and concepts
- have advanced concepts of friendship
- prefers to play with older children or adults
- large and advanced vocabulary for their age
- very curious
- able to put ideas together creatively
- have an unusual depth of knowledge in their topic(s) of interest
- once at school can learn new material faster and with less repetition than their age peers
- academically require more depth and complexity in their curriculum
- vivid imagination
- advanced sense of humour
- ask frequent and complex questions
- perfectionist
- emotionally sensitive and intense
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