Dzieci Zdolne Podcast

Why talking about giftedness is like talking about sex?

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Dr. Deborah Ruf, an author and specialist in intelligence assessment and individualized interpretations for both gifted children and adults, explains why recognizing giftedness in young children is so important.

  • Why bother about giftedness at all?
  • How personality types affect the way gifted kids do at school
  • Why gifted boys more often than girls struggle at school and get recognized
  • Is it important that we recognize giftedness in early childhood?
  • What are the five levels of giftedness
  • Should you tell gifted kids they are gifted and why explaining this is a bit like talking about sex
  • Why giftedness is not about being special, but simply about having unique needs
  • How to help a very young gifted child with existential worries
  • How to help a gifted child who loses interests and passions
  • How to help a gifted child who wants to fit in with their peers
  • What are the downsides of offering a gifted curriculum to a child who is not gifted?
  • Is IQ test result enough to diagnose giftedness

    • Books by Deborah Ruf quoted in the podcast, available on Amazon:

    馃摎 5 Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational Options https://amzn.to/3RiRYl9
    馃摎 Keys to Successfully Parenting the Gifted Child https://amzn.to/3WP0OrK

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    Dzieci Zdolne PodcastBy Julia Krysztofiak-Szopa