Category: Gifted Testing
When Gifted People Walk That Humility Line—or Not
Most intellectually gifted adults don’t think of themselves as gifted. Smart enough maybe, but not so special as to be gifted. First of all, 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 […]
If a Gifted Child is Getting Poor Grades, Does this Mean They’re Underachieving?
People collapse “grade getting” behaviors or “going to college” with intelligence. Don’t! First, when a child is clearly capable and smart — possibly gifted — it is common for both teachers and parents to see “bad grades” as either underachievement or maybe they have a disability. But is it that simple? Interestingly enough, a great […]
Are Schools Prepared for Gifted Children? (Exceptionally to Profoundly Gifted, Level Four)
Level Four children and their parents in my first book (5 Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational Options, 2009) generally had considerable difficulty finding a good school fit. My second book, my longitudinal study (The 5 Levels of Gifted Children Grown Up: What They Tell Us, 2023), shows us how the outcomes of this high […]
Partly Hormonal and Another Part Ability Grouping—Yay!!!
After 6th grade, things got more interesting for this gifted girl! In a previous post, I talked about my early school years the post called How Author Background Affects What They Write. Here I am the summer before I became an 8th grader. About the time I was starting 7th grade, I was still acting somewhat serious and sane, […]
Is Early Reading a Sign of Giftedness?
Many gifted kids read before any lessons. Some highly, exceptionally, to profoundly gifted start by ages two to three. Some don’t read until later. Many gifted kids read before any lessons. Some highly, exceptionally, to profoundly gifted (Ruf Estimates of Levels Three, Four, and Five) start by ages two to three. A child might still […]
Am I an Intelligent Woman?
How Would I know? The answer depends on whom you ask and at what time in her life. I had many assumptions about my future when I was a student at Ohio Wesleyan: I’d become an elementary school teacher, I’d marry and have children, and I’d become a school principal while raising my family. My […]
Downsizing My Digital Footprint!
In order to focus on writing, I am downsizing my digital footprint to reduce the number of platforms where my writing will be shared. In addition to publishing print and digital books, I will continue to post on Substack and on Medium, and I invite you to keep in touch there!
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Highly Gifted Students in Their School Years — Part 1 of 5
Introduction to Level Two Longitudinal Study Results for 12 Highly Gifted Youngsters I worked directly with most of the families and individuals in this study. I administered and interpreted intelligence and achievement tests to most of the subjects in this study. Sometimes someone else had already done the testing and the families came to me […]
The Do’s and Don’ts for Teachers of Gifted Students
What every parent and teacher of gifted children should know. This advice is relevant for teachers at any grade level. And, if you’re the parent of a gifted child, feel free to share this with your child’s teacher(s). That said, here’s some of my advice after years of studying giftedness and what gifted school children […]
