{"id":29388,"date":"2020-09-05T14:10:21","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T13:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.potentialplusuk.org\/?page_id=29388"},"modified":"2021-01-03T20:40:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T20:40:33","slug":"characteristics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/potentialplusuk.org\/index.php\/characteristics\/","title":{"rendered":"Characteristics of Children with High Learning Potential"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_custom_heading text=”Characteristics of Children with High Learning Potential” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:36|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1598708241344{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”15″][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”27427″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1595948176387{background-color: #f8f8fc !important;}”][vc_column_text]Do you have a child who is intense, curious, learns rapidly, has a vivid imagination, reasons well, shows great compassion and concern for others? These are some of the potential characteristics shown by children with high learning potential.<\/p>\n

There are many different definitions of high learning potential and giftedness, most of which are based on cognitive ability. These definitions often ignore other, common characteristics of children with high ability, such as intensity, sensitivity, perfectionism, curiosity and quirkiness, that may indicate that they need specialist support.<\/p>\n

On this page we look at some of the other characteristics of high learning potential.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Characteristics Common to Children with High Learning Potential<\/h2>\n

There are many definitions of high learning potential and giftedness, many of them refer to the cognitive ability that the population is defined by and very few of them refer to the common characteristics of individuals with high cognitive ability that mean they need specialist support.<\/p>\n

A group of dedicated advocates who worked closely with and had a detailed understanding of individuals with high learning potential provided this definition:<\/p>\n

\u201cGiftedness is asynchronous development in which advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity combine to create inner experiences and awareness that are qualitatively different from the norm. This asynchrony increases with higher intellectual capacity. The uniqueness of the gifted renders them particularly vulnerable and requires modifications in parenting, teaching and counselling in order for them to develop optimally.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Work of Dr Linda Silverman of the Gifted Development Center in the USA resulted in there being an identified set of characteristics of children with high learning potential. Different children with high learning potential will have a different mixture of the characteristics but each should display a majority of them.<\/p>\n

25 descriptors were selected as representative of the majority of children tested as having high learning potential, applicable to a wide age range, applicable to children of different socioeconomic backgrounds, gender fair, easily observable in the home environment and brief and clearly worded.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n