An Interview with Dr. Deborah Ruf
Hows and Whys about the Five Levels of Gifted In a chilly Minneapolis, Minnesota, in November 2018, I hosted — and shuttled to sessions at our convention center less than 15 minutes
May 28, 2024
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Deborah Ruf, PhD
Deborah L. Ruf, Ph.D., is a specialist in intelligence assessment and individualized interpretations and guidance for both gifted children and adults. Her research, writing, and speaking focuses on school and educational issues as well as related social and emotional adjustments for gifted children particularly those at the highest levels of giftedness.
How Smart Is My Child?
Using the Ruf Estimates™ of Levels of Gifted Many parents wonder how their children compare to other children. They worry about how to select the best school for their young
May 21, 2024
How to Partial Homeschool: A Quick Overview
If you have a gifted child whose needs aren’t being met… When children simply don’t fit the school they attend, you might be able to find a workable solution. What
May 14, 2024
Gifted People Are Still People
… and many of our feelings are shared by others. Anyone old enough to remember watching Cheers in 1982—and you can still watch it in reruns—will remember when Nicholas Colasanto,
May 7, 2024
Why Do So Many Smart and Gifted Kids Think They Don’t Like Math?
It may have something to do with the different personality types between the teachers and some students. My closest girlfriend since grade school became a math teacher. To her, math
April 30, 2024
Early Childhood Screening for Giftedness
Early Childhood Screening for Giftedness Even when a gifted program isn’t available, it makes sense to screen anyway.All students in the classroom benefit from an approach that identifies and addresses
April 23, 2024
How Smart You Are Is Relative
How smart you are is relative. It depends on who else is there. I show you three examples from my own life about how confused many people can get when
April 16, 2024
Who Is Gifted?
Who is gifted? And what does it mean to be gifted? Did you know that there are at least two very different ways of seeing giftedness? The most popular way,
April 9, 2024
What the Heck Is Neurodiversity?
What the heck is neurodiversity? … and how does it fit into the picture of giftedness? The word “neurodiversity” seems to come up a lot these days. Is the condition
April 2, 2024
Dr. Ruf wins ‘Friend of the Gifted’ Award
Dr. Ruf was recognized by Minnesota Educators of the Gifted and Talented (MEGT) and was presented with the 2023 Friend of the Gifted award at the January, 2024 MEGT conference
February 12, 2024