https://padlet.com/alexandrialo65/l4r95fpy81nm Ramona- Gifted en-us 2019-12-14 02:04:50 UTC 2019-12-16 03:28:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4a1.png alexandrialo65 https://padlet.com/alexandrialo65/l4r95fpy81nm/wish/424089080 Ramona, or Mona as I call her, is a very smart girl. The world seems so easy to her because, well, she's gifted. It's almost as if she has lived over and over again, remembering everything she has learned in past lives. You would think having a gifted child is something easy because they already know so much, however, that's oftentimes our problem. That problem became known to us when she was complaining about how boring her teacher and class are because she already knows the material they are teaching her. Every morning she begs me to let her stay home as going to school is a waste of time to her, she wants something "challenging". I try to make it interesting by having her tell me about her school day as detailed as she possibly can and by allowing her to do her own research essays for fun. She's unhappy with school, but outside of it when we take her to museums, libraries where she has the chance to check out books outside her age range, when she is doing research on topics that excite her, she's as happy as can be. Everyone tells me that I should be thrilled that Mona is gifted rather than stress about what to do next, but just because she is gifted doesn't mean everything is going to go smoothly. 

There are times when you can see the child in Mona, especially when she is having fun doing what she enjoys to do. This is something I wish she was able to do in school however, but because she's more advanced for her age, connecting and socializing with her peers is difficult as she speaks in complete sentences using large vocabulary words. Developmentally, they are just different in that way.

]]> 2019-12-14 02:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrialo65/l4r95fpy81nm/wish/424089080 alexandrialo65 https://padlet.com/alexandrialo65/l4r95fpy81nm/wish/424089601 Mona is an absolute perfectionist. If the outcome isn't what she had hoped for, she becomes frustrated which goes hand in hand with her being highly sensitive.
Because she has the need to perfect everything, she's very goal oriented which I think is good. When she has her mind set on something, she will do anything to complete it.
She has an amazing sense of humor and has the ability to make everyone around her smile whenever she speaks.
She's curious about many things, when she finds something she's interested in learning more about, she'll ask questions and must find the answers to them which allows her to gain more and more knowledge about everything around her.
As i've mentioned above, she likes to work independently, but enjoys making conversation whenever she gets the chance to do so, especially when she is talking about something she loves.
Ramona; is creative, is well-spoken, is a critical thinker, is impulsive, has amazing memory and attention to detail, she is intuitive, has advanced reasoning skills, and the list goes on.

]]> 2019-12-14 02:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrialo65/l4r95fpy81nm/wish/424089601 alexandrialo65 https://padlet.com/alexandrialo65/l4r95fpy81nm/wish/424102999 https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/tips-teaching-gifted-students/-scholastic is a great site for parents and teachers, as a matter of fact, I think every school uses it. In this article by scholastic, they give tips for teachers who have gifted children in their classes and how to make learning something they already know, fun and challenging for them.
http://www.nagc.org - National Association for Gifted Children is a site that helps parents and teachers support the growth of gifted children from kindergarten to high school. It has many resources on how to teach and raise gifted children and gives insight on how to help gifted children reach their higher potential.
https://www.oxford-royale.com/articles/8-ways-support-gifted-child.html#aId=1dbf9335-655c-4813-b4c0-9e8a4ca8f5d3 - in this website you will find a few tips on raising your gifted child and support their talent. The tips range from encouraging them to do something they are bad at to talking about them about their gift.]]> 2019-12-14 04:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrialo65/l4r95fpy81nm/wish/424102999 alexandrialo65 https://padlet.com/alexandrialo65/l4r95fpy81nm/wish/424370588 Teachers can help by first, being patient.
School is an easy for Ramona to feel accepted and less different that her classmates by receiving the proper support by her teachers. By this I mean that her teachers should encourage her to skip a grade to be with an age group that might be able to challenge her. Not only will she feel secure and included, but she will also be able to communicate with an older group who is on the same level as her. Being in an accelerated program can also remove that space between having to hold back her gifted abilities to remain on the same range as her classmates, and what she can accomplish by being challenged and supported with the resources she needs. It will also help her make friends she can connect and relate to. 

Another thing her teachers can do is giving her a set due date on when to complete assignments by rather than the end of the week and allowing them to show you what they already know so that you are able to assign them something that interests them.

Let her know that you understand her and what she needs, give her projects and assignments related to the lesson that allows her to explore the topic in greater detail. Meaning if the class is learning about multiplication, give her challenging equations. If the class is learning about the Boston Tea Party, don't limit her to just the Tea Act, give her a research assignment about the event, what led up to it, what came after it, what the serious results were, etc. rather than "tea was dumped into the harbor".

Lastly, ask her what she can do to challenge herself.
Ask how she wants to learn the material and how it could be made interesting to her and everyone else.]]> 2019-12-16 02:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/alexandrialo65/l4r95fpy81nm/wish/424370588