SUMMER CLASS

SPED 309
2020
 Characteristics
of Gifted and
Talented Children
ANGELO M. MARQUEZ
1 They are Rapid Learners.
Gifted and Talented children learn quickly.
2 They have strong memory.
Gifted and Talented children have great memory
retention.
3 They have advanced vocabulary.
Gifted and Talented children have large
vocabulary than othen children.
4 Advance comprehension of nuances
Many gifted children have better comprehension
of the nuances
5 They are largely self-taught
Gifted and Talented children are self-regulated
and self-directed learners.
6 Unusual emotional depth and highly
sensitive.
Gifted and Talented children have very deep
emotion.
7 Abstract/complex/logical/insightful thinking.

Gifted and Talented children are abstract, complex,

logical, and insightful thinkers.
8 Idealism and sense of justice.
Gifted and Talented children have sense of
justice.
9 Intense feelings and reaction.
Gifted and Talented children have an intense
feelings and reaction.
10 Long attention span and persistence.
Gifted and Talented children have long and
intense attention span.
11 Preoccupied with own thoughts.
Gifted and Talented children are daydreamers.
12 Impatient with self and others
inabilities and slowness.
Gifted and Talented children are impatient with
themselves.
13 Ask probing question.
Gifted and Talented children, by birth, are
extremely curious and inquisitive in nature.
14 Interest in experimenting and doing
things differently.
Gifted and Talented children are prepared to
experiment and not afraid to be different.
15 They have Divergent thinking.
Gifted and Talented children are creative
people .
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