Learn new information quickly
Make insightful connections
Interested in “adult” topics and have a sophisticated sense of humor
Think creatively and abstractly
Have a strong memory
Drawn to adults and older students
Possess a strong sense of right and wrong
Can be disorganized
AIG learners face issues related to self-concept and peer relationships that can be linked to their intellectual and academic giftedness.
Unequal development in one or more areas
Socialization with other gifted students
Perfectionism
Underachievement
NC Department of Public Instruction
Advanced Learning and Gifted Education
North Carolina Association of Gifted & Talented
http://www.ncagt.org/ National
Association for Gifted Children
1. What Your Kids Want You to Know - by Jane Hesslein
2. Essential Links for the Parents of Gifted Children
3. Social and Emotional Aspects of Giftedness - from the Hoagies Gifted Education Page
4. Using Books to Meet the Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Children
5. Fiction and nonfiction books related to giftedness
6. "Brainstorm" - The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Dr. Daniel Seigel
8. SENG - Support the Emotional Needs of the Gifted website
9. NCAGT - National Association for the Gifted and Talented website