Memory: Remembers
many details.
Questioning:
Asks many questions about how things work, what things are
used for, what's inside.
Precocious
language skills: Speaks in complex sentence patterns and uses
advanced vocabulary.
Abstract
thinker: Expresses relationships between subjects and or studies.
Makes unusual connections.
High energy
level: Not hyperactivity but maintains focus as well as pace.
Reader:
May be an indicator but not necessarily an identifier.
Task commitment:
Becomes totally absorbed and sits and works for a longer time
than expected for age.
Creative:
Sees relationships, metaphors, similes that other children
of this age don't see.
Original
problem solver: Examines a puzzle or problem and solves it
without trial or error. May process in an unusual way.
Humor:
Sees humor in stories, situations, etc., earlier than others.
Makes up original jingles, songs, or poems.
Abstract
concepts: Understands cause and effect, death, love, caring,
etc., that is unusual for students of this age.
Independent:
Works alone and wants to do things for him/her self.
Unusual
sensitivity to feelings: Senses and seeks fairness in issues.
High concern level.
Academically
advanced: Understands language and math concepts.
Adapted from
Garland ISD List of Characteristics |
