Characteristics The most common characteristics and patterns of underachievement include: a very high IQ poor work habits a seeming inability to concentrate lack of effort in tasks an intense interest in one particular area frequently unfinished […]
FAQs on Testing and Assessing Giftedness
Why do you want to have your child tested? The answer to this very important question is individual to each family. However, it is a critical one, which you must think about and answer before selecting […]
Helping Gifted Children Soar
Helping Gifted Children Soar – A Practical Guide for Parents and Teachers By Carol A Strip, Ph.D. with Gretchen Hirsch (GLYPH Best Education Book Award) Contents :14 chapters including titles such as The world’s biggest, longest, highest roller […]
Is Your Gifted Child Ready for Online Learning?
Online courses offer tremendous potential benefits to gifted children before they start university. But is your child ready to effective engage in online learning? Let’s explore the options and ask some serious questions about learning readiness. […]
Low-Prep Methods for Differentiated Instruction
For years, teachers have taught to the masses, usually using the same lessons for each student. But today, teachers are helping each individual students, including gifted children, reach their full potential by differentiated instruction. The strategy is […]
Do Workbooks Help Preschoolers Learn?
We constantly hear about how our children are underperforming academically relative to the rest of the world. We want our children to be ahead of the academic curve, not behind it. Some have reasoned that if […]
How to Explain the Weather to Kids
Insights from an American meteorologist into how to explain in vivid terms the processes that produce weather events. This is sure to be of interest to any young gifted child with a curiosity for the natural […]
Molly Isaacs-McLeod | Gifted Unlimited
Molly provides support and guidance to families of gifted and twice exceptional (2e) children through advocacy and planning. She also offers support services to gifted adults. Molly provides training and consultation services to educators and other […]
Parent Support Groups
Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented – Comprehensive site detailing up and coming events and linking to related topics of interest. Main focus on NSW and ACT. Support Groups Victoria Gifted Support Network – […]
A Beautiful Child No-One Wants to Take On
Hello every one out there!Are you all tired of the I’m sorry we cant take him on because he is still too young!Or the broken promises of “yes we will look after your child academics”Or the […]