What Are the Social-Emotional Needs of Gifted Children?
To a large degree, the needs of gifted children are the same as those of other children. The same developmental stages occur, though often at a younger age (Webb & Kleine, 1993). Gifted children may face the same potentially limiting problems, such as family poverty, substance abuse, or alcoholism. Some needs and problems, however, appear more often among gifted children. Types of Problems It is helpful to conceptualize needs of gifted children in terms of those that arise because of the interaction with the environmental setting (e.g., family, school, or cultural milieu) and those that arise internally because of the very characteristics of the gifted child. Several intellectual and personality attributes characterize gifted children and should be noted at the outset. These characteristics may be strengths, but potential problems also may be associated with them (Clark, 1992; Seagoe, 1974). Some particularly common characteristics are shown in the table.
Related Questions
- Aren the Cluster Classroom and Honors courses the "model" for meeting the needs of gifted children in the Bloomington Public Schools?
- Can Montessori accommodate gifted children? What about children with other special learning needs?
- Is Montessori good for gifted children? What about children with special learning needs?
