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As you get to know your sensitive, energetic toddler, watch your 10 year old struggle to fit in at school, or agonize with your high schooler about multiple college choices, you may wonder why your child seems different from other children. Is your child gifted? 

What is Giftedness?

Children are gifted when their ability is significantly above the norm for their age. Giftedness may manifest in one or more domains such as; intellectual, creative, artistic, leadership, or in a specific academic field such as language arts, mathematics or science.

It is difficult to estimate the absolute number of gifted children in the U.S. and the world because the calculation is dependent on the number of areas, or domains, being measured and the method used to identify gifted children. However, many consider children who are in the top 10 percent in relation to a national and/or local norm to be a good guide for identification and services. 
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Not all gifted children look or act alike. Giftedness exists in every demographic group and personality type. It is important that adults look hard to discover potential and support gifted children as they reach for their personal best.
Traits of Giftedness
What is Twice Exceptional (2e)?
Common Characteristics
​of Gifted Individuals

Interesting Articles

​What If Kids Avoid or Struggle with Creativity?
Meeting the Needs of Gifted Preschoolers
​Mathematically Gifted Students: How Can We Meet Their Needs? 
​Asynchronous Development​​
Advocating for Your Gifted Child

Academic Programs for Gifted Children

SIG
John Hopkins CTY
Flex School
Khan Academy​
Davidson Institute
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​HEROES  Academy
Art of Problem Solving

Books

A Parents Guide to Gifted Children
 
    by James T. Webb
Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World
     
by Deborah Reber
Teaching Empathy: Strategies for Building Emotional Intelligence in Today's Students
     by Suzanna E. Henshon, Ph.D.
Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival Guide
   
by Peter W. D. Wright and Pamela Darr Wright

​Fun Stuff for Kids

Links for Parent to get ideas for activities for Children
The Kid Should See This
Byrdseed
Nrich
Wonderopolis
​NJAGC Virtual Learning Printable 
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Favorite Resources

NAGC
Understood
Seng
Child Mind Institute
Tilt Parenting
Lives in the Balance
2eNewsletter ​
Mind Matters Podcast

What about testing?

Tests are common assessment tools for identification, but should not serve as the sole source of identification. Tests often exclude underserved gifted students who are English Language Learners (ELLs), disabled, or from minority or low-income backgrounds.  An identification strategy that includes multiple assessments—both objective and subjective—is the best way to ensure no gifted learner is overlooked.
read more about Tests & Assessments
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