Gifted Characteristics
Your child may be gifted if s/he has an inquisitive mind, has an advanced vocabulary and way of expressing her/himself, is a critical thinker, has an excellent memory, shows outstanding reasoning ability, displays high energy, alertness, and eagerness, understands abstract ideas and complex concepts, and easily meets or exceeds classroom expectations. A student can be gifted in some areas and not others, such as verbal or non-verbal reasoning. Children who have learning disabilities, attention deficits, or hyperactivity can also be intellectually talented. Often, a gifted child will "act out", due to boredom in a standard classroom which is at a more traditional pace than his/her capabilities.
