Most intellectually gifted adults don’t think of themselves as gifted. Smart enough maybe, but not so special as to be gifted. After all, they were lucky, or worked hard, or didn’t get the best grades, or … whatever. Because of this reality, it is that much harder for advocates READ MORE
Keys to Successfully Parenting the Gifted Child
5 Levels of Gifted by Dr. Deborah Ruf
Exciting news! For the first time ever, 5 Levels of Gifted will be available as a download on July 30th! You can pre-order on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and in the Apple Store now!AMAZON BARNES AND NOBLEAPPLE STORE There are a limited number of print copies available from READ MORE
Who is Gifted?
What is giftedness and what does it mean to be gifted? Until recently, I thought what I think is gifted is simply correct and people who saw it differently were wrong. I was sure I knew the correct answer. I personally thought that it was an inner quality, a form of READ MORE
The Best Test Prep for Your 7-Year-Old
The Best Test Prep for Your 7-Year-Old© by Deborah L. Ruf, PhD, 2022 In this post, we look at how to prepare your bright, possibly gifted child for individual or group testing for intellectual ability and current achievement levels. In a later post, I talk about how to find the READ MORE