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(Unit 8) Topic 5: The Gifted Child 

2 Clock Hours of Early Childhood Education

Areas of Giftedness

​Topic 5 Page 7

​The National Society for the Gifted and Talented (NSGT) states that there are six areas or domains of giftedness. They are:   

• The ability to think “outside of the box” to come up with different solutions to problems
• The ability to think independently and without prompting
• Shows original thought in their work both oral and written
• Doesn’t mind being unique
• Often provides multiple solutions to any given problem
• Improvises on any given task
• Creates, invents, or develops
• Has a sense of humor not always understood by peers

• Learns very quickly
• Has a superb memory and retains information for a long period of time
• Processes ideas and information in a complex manner
• Enjoys creating hypotheses
• Very observant
• Thinks in abstract terms
• Very curious and inquisitive

• Higher than typical level of comprehension
• Memorizes things quickly
• Acquires foundational skills very quickly
• Shows special interest in one or two areas and is very motivated and excited to pursue that
• Knows a great deal about their area of interest

• Very organized
• Self-confident
• Well-liked by peers
• Sets high standards and expectations for self and others
• Naturally assumes responsibility
• Can foresee consequences and future outcomes
• Good judgement in decision making​

• Well-coordinated
• Challenged by difficult athletic activities
• Excels in motor skills
• Enjoys participation in many athletic activities
• High energy level

• Unusual ability in self-expression through multiple means
• Strong desire to produce original work
• Outstanding sense of spatial relationships
• Great motor coordination
• Very observant

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​Gifted children generally have talent in one of the listed domains, occasionally having two, but no child will be gifted in all six. Often gifted children will find one or two academic areas that they are extremely talented in, but usually a gifted child has one domain where they really excel.    

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