My kid would be gifted under that chart. I think it him as bright, but not gifted.

Anonymous wrote:I've alway thought the Ruf estimates were interesting.

http://www.nyparenting.com/stories/2010/10/bf_giftedchildren_2010_10.html

According to her levels, I was a level 5 gifted kid. Read high school level and adult non-fiction books as a 5 yr old for entertainment. Grew up to be a pretty unremarkable adult although I went to an Ivy and have graduate degrees.

She does seem to emphasize verbal abilities and reading in her levels. My brother who was a math prodigy was probably a level one at best as a young child.

Anonymous wrote:I've alway thought the Ruf estimates were interesting.

http://www.nyparenting.com/stories/2010/10/bf_giftedchildren_2010_10.html

They seem very focused on the acquisition of factual knowledge, reading levels, spoken language, ability to solve math problems, huge vocabulary, etc. None of these indicate an ability to think or understand complexity. Creativity is barely mentioned, yet I think that's a key measure of giftedness. But how do you measure creativity? No tests for that, no numbers, so .....

Well, I sure have a gifted child, according to that chart! I've always thought so, except that my child does fine with peers and does not prefer adults.

What's the point, exactly?

Anonymous wrote:I've alway thought the Ruf estimates were interesting.

http://www.nyparenting.com/stories/2010/10/bf_giftedchildren_2010_10.html

Interesting.... but very biased to those who are strong in language and not necessarily descriptive enough of other analytical strengths. Unfortunately, I think society and school are biased this way as well -- perceiving only those who are strong talkers and readers at an early age as "gifted". But, perhaps this is my bias as the parent of a child with a language learning difference and a very high verbal and perceptual IQ.

I've alway thought the Ruf estimates were interesting.

http://www.nyparenting.com/stories/2010/10/bf_giftedchildren_2010_10.html

Like anything, some of it rings very true, some of it might not fit my kid. My DC is at an HGC and has as many traits of "bright" as "gifted." I've never been all that comfortable with the "gifted" label as it seems to take responsibility away from the child. Don't really care if my kid is smart, bright, or gifted. Just want to make sure my kid is learning and challenged.

Stumbled upon this on the net. There is a table listing attributes of a gifted child vs a bright child (further down the web page).

http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/klunsford/parent.cfm?subpage=426127

Your thoughts?