Anonymous wrote:Let him play! Children learn through play! And let him be a kid!

Op- yes we have a lot of time for play. I am a SAHM so mostly it will be play already, but i find with too little structure things don't go well amd he is happier with something new.

Anonymous wrote:It can show up very early. There's a table of gifted milestones floating around.

http://gleigh.tripod.com/gftskills.htm

I'm really torn as to whether or not this is satire. Well played.

Anonymous wrote:Lots of kids are smart. I'd consider gifted, a child who is reading by 3 and doing addition, subtraction and more by 3-4 as well. Lots of kids are smart, even the underestimated ones.

Dr. Burton White and team studied well developing and talented kids for the Harvard Preschool Project. Over the decades of study, they saw that the kids who were growing especially well by 3 stayed ahead compared to majority for a long time to come.

Some skills of especially well developed 3-6 year olds:
- notice similarities, differences, logic gaps, make interesting observations.
-able to use resources creatively and efficiently. Finds new uses for common objects.
-able to empathize and see others' point of view.
-active, rich imagination
-able to organize peers and plan complicated plans.
-able to both lead and follow peers

I'm forgetting the rest. Will.post full list when home with the book " new first three years of life "

Gifted does not equal precocious.

Precocious children are smart indeed.
But a late bloomer can also be gifted.

It can show up very early. There's a table of gifted milestones floating around.

http://gleigh.tripod.com/gftskills.htm

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Anonymous wrote:Let him play! Children learn through play! And let him be a kid!

You can play and do activities and learn over the summer. It doesn't have to be all or nothing. Better to have a well rounded child.

I think playing all summer does make a well rounded child. But it's very hard when all the other children are busy in camps or doing worksheets.

Anonymous wrote:Let him play! Children learn through play! And let him be a kid!

You can play and do activities and learn over the summer. It doesn't have to be all or nothing. Better to have a well rounded child.

Let him play! Children learn through play! And let him be a kid!

My kid is precocious (he read early). I have never had him tested for giftedness; no idea what the "official" criteria are, but I know I have a quick learner who is able to understand conceptual material that's a couple of years ahead of his peers.

Honestly, I do the same as I would do for any other child. I find where he's learning and what he's interested in, and I create opportunities for him to explore.

Anonymous wrote:Lots of kids are smart. I'd consider gifted, a child who is reading by 3 and doing addition, subtraction and more by 3-4 as well. Lots of kids are smart, even the underestimated ones.

There are standards they use to determine early giftedness that are not necessarily what you posted.

Lots of kids are smart. I'd consider gifted, a child who is reading by 3 and doing addition, subtraction and more by 3-4 as well. Lots of kids are smart, even the underestimated ones.

What age can it show? Young, as a baby, when they start talking. Children are hungry to learn, their minds are so open. Just follow his interests (music, arts, science, computers). And above all, make sure he has lots of free time to play, be imaginative, get dirty, explore, create things.

Don't go overboard. Let him pick out library books he is interested in and maybe visit some museums/parks, etc.

Use the library a ton. Get books for him to read to himself and for you to read to him. Whether he is gifted or not, helping instill a love of reading is the best gift you can give.

My oldest child is 6, finishing K and I really feel blown away by how quickly he is learning things. Over the summer he will start music lessons, anything else I should try with him? He has a couple science camps lined up and swim lessons.