Signs of a gifted child

There are so many signs of a gifted child and this article will shed light on many of those signs and what it actually means for a boy or girl to be gifted. The traditional way to measure whether a child is gifted or not is from an IQ test. Here’s the breakdown on where the child needs to be on the IQ scale to be determined gifted.

Traditional IQ test scoring that puts children in the gifted range:

• 131 – 145 – Moderately Gifted
• 146 – 159 – Highly Gifted
• 160 – 179 – Exceptionally Gifted
• 180+ – Profoundly Gifted

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For an accurate assessment of a child’s IQ it’s best to have it administered by a trained psychologist who has a specialty in evaluating children. Of course, the IQ score is a good indication of how a child will perform in school although success in later life isn’t necessarily dependent on the IQ of the individual. There have been many studies over the years from experts that have shown the following:

• Louis Terman Study – “Intellect and achievement are far from correlated.”
• Reba Subotnik Study – “Non-intellectual factors” probably matter more.
• Liam Hudson – “You are as likely to win a Nobel Prize with a 120 IQ as a 200 IQ.”

There are many signs of a gifted child and here’s a list of the most common signs: