Only about one in every million children are profoundly gifted. ![]() Many schools will have had at one time or another an exceptionally gifted student - although they probably do not get identified. Each school will have at least one highly gifted child (at any given time). It's worth noting that almost every class will on average have at least one moderately gifted child. Therefore you should not expect to cater for the exceptionally or profoundly gifted child using the same programme as for the moderately gifted child. It is not always appreciated that even between these rough bands of ability there is a very great range of abilities. It is very important to note that there are different levels of giftedness. IQ scores have been found to fit the mathematically calculable curve known as the normal distribution and you will need to be familiar with this concept in order to fully understand the meaning of the results of an IQ score and the generally accepted definition of giftedness. There are of course other factors involved like motivation, general health, specific sensory disabilities and the like. You should realise that not only will you find other opinions on the ranges of IQ and the labels thus attached, but the choice of test would produce different figures for the same child because of differences in the test types and the child's personality, strengths and weaknesses and the standard deviation (S.D.) of the test. ![]() They are research based (I am assured of that) but there is little value in a child taking a test, finding that the child "has an IQ" of 161 and forever pinning on the label "Exceptionally Gifted". The figures in the following tables are just guidelines - source: GERRIC. ![]() Table of Developmental Milestones Contrasting Normal Children With Gifted Children at 30% Advancement.
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