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What characteristics would assist a pre-school teacher in identifying a gifted child?

Highlight characteristics that would assist a pre-school teacher in identifying a gifted child.

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Maurice
(i) Can work independently at an earlier age and can concentrate for long periods.

(ii) Picks up and interpret non-verbal cues and can draw inferences that other children need to have spelled out.

(iii) Exhibits intrinsic motivation to learn/ find out/ often very persistent.

(iv) Tackles tasks and problems in a well organized goal-oriented and efficient manner.

(v) Has more emotional stability.

(vi) Has seemingly boundless energy.

(vii) Exhibits a high degree of originality/ creativity.

(viii) Learns to read earlier than the peers.

(ix) Often reads widely/ quickly/ fast/ intensely.

(x) Better able to construct and handle abstractions.

(xi) Possesses one or more special talents.

(xii) Has large vocabularies/ good in languages/ expressions.

(xiii) Has diverse/ spontaneous interests/ are curious.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 25, 2017 at 09:18

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