Dr. Deborah Ruf , an author and specialist in intelligence assessment and individualized interpretations for both gifted children and adults, explains why recognizing giftedness in young children is so important.
- Why bother about giftedness at all?
- How personality types affect the way gifted kids do at school
- Why gifted boys more often than girls struggle at school and get recognized
- Is it important that we recognize giftedness in early childhood?
- What are the five levels of giftedness
- Should you tell gifted kids they are gifted and why explaining this is a bit like talking about sex
- Why giftedness is not about being special, but simply about having unique needs
- How to help a very young gifted child with existential worries
- How to help a gifted child who loses interests and passions
- How to help a gifted child who wants to fit in with their peers
- What are the downsides of offering a gifted curriculum to a child who is not gifted?
- Is IQ test result enough to diagnose giftedness
Books by Deborah Ruf quoted in the podcast, available on Amazon:
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