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What Characteristics Distinguish Gifted Children From Others?

- Asks lots of questions. Wants to know how or why something is so. Not satisfied with simple answers to questions.
- Has lots of information on many things. May show more interest in ‘big ideas’ than in basic skills knowledge.
- Remembers things that have only been heard or seen once. Seems to understand easily.
- Becomes unusually upset at injustices. Interested in adult concerns.
- Has high expectations of self and others.
- Seems restless if given unchallenging tasks.
- Likes solving puzzles and problems.
- Reads books that are normally read by older children.
- Enjoys meeting or talking with older children or adults.
- Tries to do things in different, unusual, imaginative ways.
- Has an unusual or quirky sense of humor
- Likes variety and novelty, unusual questions; has a vivid imagination.
- Responds emotionally to stories or events.
- Invents new ways of doing things, e.g. new rules for games.