Category: Gifted Testing
What is Giftedness?
Do you ever wonder if you’d recognize it? This new book will help readers more fully understand what giftedness is and isn’t. I’m pleased to present a new book that will be published by 5LoG Press on October 24, 2024. How do we enable each gifted person to embark on a positive, authentic life trajectory […]
About My Very Big Book “The 5 Levels of Gifted Children Grown Up”
In mid-November 2023, shortly after I released my 18 year longitudinal follow-up study in the very big book (3 pounds), The 5 Levels of Gifted Children Grown Up: What They Tell Us, I started to get requests to speak, do podcast interviews, etc. Basically, in my opinion, most of these experiences weren’t satisfying to me — […]
What Else Makes IQ Scores Hard to Count On?
What else makes IQ scores hard to count on? Different ability tests have different scales or ranges of scores. The ones you can take free online generally have a higher top score than the tests you can take individually with an assessment specialist or in school. You may have noticed that the test results tell […]
Why Do We Continue to Have Same-Aged Classrooms?
Why do we continue to have same-aged classrooms? hashtag#giftededucation For gifted children, being grouped day in and day out with your same-aged peers — your age-mates — can leave you in the position of rarely fitting in, having trouble staying awake and cooperative during many of the day’s lessons, and wondering why anyone thinks school […]
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 children and wonder if they will not only learn up to their potential but be happy in their school environment. But, before parents can make […]
Why Recognizing Giftedness in Early Childhood is So Crucial
Unlocking the Mysteries of Giftedness: An Interview with Julia Krysztofiak-Szopa of Dzieci Zdolne Gifted children are often misunderstood and overlooked in traditional educational systems, leading to feelings of boredom, frustration, and even underachievement. To shed light on this topic, I sat down with Julia Krysztofiak-Szopa, the founder of Dzieci Zdolne (Gifted Children), to discuss Dr. […]
The Best Test Prep for Your 7-Year-Old
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 right person to work with you and your child for individual testing. The reasons a young child […]