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Is My Child Gifted ? 6 Quick Tests for Giftedness–DIY at Home in 1 hour!
Dr Lakshmi Sharma www.drlakshmisharma.com
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These common signs identified my & my friends children as gifted >99th percentile.
Be aware every child is different! If your child is twice exceptional the signs are not obvious. These tests are for 0-3, if you have older children you need to increase complexity as the age progresses.You don’t need to buy anything except a jigsaw-you can make all of these at home just need printer paper, scissors & lego !
Give your child blocks
Observe:1. Concentration 2. Creativity
Gifted child extremely creative & will build continuouslywith an unbelievable result.
TESTS1
Gifted Children are obsessedwith sorting & organising into groups
Observe;
ConcentrationHow they organise(Their thinking pattern)
Organising & Grouping2
Shapes 1Gifted Children are obsessed with shapes and patterns.
They thrive on challenging games especially matching shapes with cut outs.
Observe the speed at which the child does this & again the way they do this.
3
Shape Cards, Observe speed, accuracy & developing thought process.
For older children use Tangrams!
Shape 24
MemoryGifted kids have amazing memories this game is a great test of memory.I made my own memory cards with my child’s favourite characters on.Observe speed & Accuracy.
5
Jigsaws
Jigsaws were the greatest indicator of my child’s giftedness. My child would complete 200 piece jigsaws in one go, around aged 2.
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1.EARLY WALKER2.EARLY TALKER
(NOT OBVIOUS IN MULTILINGUALS)
HAVE YOU NOTICED THESE SIGNS?
IF YOU ARE GIFTED YOUR CHILDREN AREPROBABLYALSO GIFTED