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Between 2 to 5 children among 100 school-age students are gifted or gifted. Paradoxically, their advance intellectual can become a source of disability and school failure, if not recognized and supported correctly.
40,000 children by age have an IQ above 125
The precocity is defined relative to a standard, that means the normal development of children of the same age. The objective criterion for considering a child is intellectually "early" is the value of his intelligence quotient (IQ) greater than 125 points. This QI is an advance in mental age of about one year at the age of 4 years and two years at the age of 8 years. In fact, IQ is simply evaluated to confirm the many small clues of child behavior that suggest this possibility.
Some behaviors are indicative of the child before the age of 3 years ...
Before 3 years, the behavior of some young children sometimes attracts attention. They are very alert, very perceptive. They have a particularly intense gaze, are sensitive to novelty, are precocious in terms of psychomotor development and speech. All that can legitimately lead the pediatrician and / or parents to discuss the possibility of precocity. However, it will be really confirmed until the age of three years, thanks to tests of intellectual development.
The revelation of precocity is sometimes later ...
even late development of language in children does not preclude the possibility of precocity. Some children will "explode" after the age of three. Suddenly, they speak with a language very well structured, rich and concise so that they master sometimes later writing, especially boys. These children also show particularly curious and always want to know the why of everything. They tend to seek older peers or adults to chat. Interested and able to learn to read early, they are often fascinated by knowledge of the universe, from prehistory, space, mythology, they also have a special appetite for encyclopedias and dictionaries.
traits of particular characters
The temperament of the gifted child is also special. It is often emotional and can not stand injustice vis-à-vis himself or his entourage. He tends to judge people quickly. He has a sense of humor and is happy with words. It is often distracted but he is also capable of intense concentration when he is interested. It is more effective in activities complicated than in simple activities where it is guilty of "silly mistakes". They are often emotional, hypersensitive, finally enough alone, even among siblings. They feel misunderstood and unloved by their parents and teachers. In fact, they prefer to isolate themselves.
Earliness does not free from problems and creates some
Paradoxically, early does not free from difficulties such as dyslexia and dysgraphia (difficulty in learning to read and the spelling), as common disorders in children earlier than other children. While one could imagine the gifted child first class, it is often the opposite happens. They quickly get bored in class and even at home. They develop a behavior that may seem inappropriate, especially since the teaching methods does not suit them. Be told "it's not because you're smart to do the stupid" or "everybody here is on an equal footing," does not help them develop their real potential.
educational and training measures appropriate to the child early
In the absence of suitable teaching the gifted are likely to experience a course of academic failure or of dropping out. Gifted children often need education requirements and special education, taking into account their potential and flaws their qualities.
As parents, they have much to do to "feed" these fragile children intellectually, without "pushing" to make "little geniuses". The important thing is that they can be happy!
By Dr Catherine Feldman
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Sources
http://www.e-sante.fr/fr/magazine_sante/ Child / Gifted
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