How do you tell if your child is gifted? Schools that have programs for gifted students are often able to identify them by using traditional screening methods, like group IQ tests, review of ...

The optimum IQ test age is between 5 and 8 years old. Toddler IQ testing isn't accurate, but parents can support young children's development at home. You may suspect your child is quite bright, but ...

Across classrooms and kitchen tables, adults still talk about “gifted” children as if brilliance were a fragile heirloom that ...

In New York City, thousands of students deemed “gifted” by the Department of Education’s own assessment standards are denied access to gifted and talented public school programs due to the lack of ...

Categorizing children as either gifted or not-gifted is responsible for much of the confusion, controversy, ambivalence, and anxiety concerning gifted education. It’s also responsible for most of the ...

Shina Smith, 13, left, and Chris Douglass, 13, are two of 50 incoming students participating in Westlake High School's "Come West 9" summer program intended to reach out to gifted students in pursuit ...

Gifted programs in schools have long been a topic of debate and discussion among parents, teachers, students, and school administrators. A plethora of studies and statistics have time and time again ...

A remarkable dissection of gifted education in Ohio released in October 2021 reveals disturbing gaps in long-term learning for Black and impoverished students who were in the top 20 percent on third ...

While every child deserves to be treated like they're "gifted," whether it's in an academic context or at home indulging in passions and unique interests, many truly gifted kids — characterized by ...

Editor's Note: Lissy Wood, a local mom and North Carolina public school teacher with 14 years of experience, plans to open a private school for gifted students in about a year. Wake Gifted Academy ...