ORIENTACIONES PARA LA ATENCIÓN EDUCATIVA DEL ALUMNADO CON ALTAS CAPACIDADES (M. Luz Bueno).
What comes to your mind when you think of gifted children?
“Someone who wears glasses and reads many books”
Let’s see more myths:
“They seem arrogant”
“They usually have problems socializing with people”
“They are swots”
“They start to learn alone. They don’t need help”
“The family stimulates them too much”
“You don’t have to tell them that they are gifted children because they will feel different or they will think they are better than everyone else”
“They normally have many emotional problems”
“They don’t have friends”
“If they have friends, they are not gifted children”
“They are extremely motivated by learning”
“They have an innate learning”
“They come from high social classes”
“Being a gifted child is a guarantee of success”
“They only have advantages”
“Being a gifted girl is less common”
What is the difference between an inclusive school and school integration?
School integration means that we all have an equal education. In contrast, an inclusive school means that everyone has what he/she needs.
Do the gifted children have the right to have an specific education?
If we observe the Gaussian Distribution of Intelligence, we see that the majority of the population (95%) has an IQ between 70 and 130. On the left side, about 2% have a low IQ (under 70). On the right side, about 2% have an extremelly IQ (above 130).
Can the ones that are on the left side attend a normal classroom? They have a different learning pace. In this sense, we have to bear into mind that the ones on the right also have a different learning pace.
The education system should provide adequate education for the majority of children.
How can we identify a gifted child?
They usually present an early development of the language and they are very creative.
"They optimise to the maximum all they have in their surroundings"
Some of the problems they may present are the following:
Academic level
- Demotivation
- Educational underachievement
- No capacity for effort
- Fear of failure (perfectionism)
- Low frustration tolerance
- Unnoticed capacity
- SCHOOL FAILURE
Social level
- A desire to be like the others
- Misbehaviour, verbal aggression, passivity (an easy target for bullies)
- The clown of the classroom
- Hidden talents (fear of not being accepted)
- Psychosomatic problems
- LOW SELF-STEEM, MISUNDERSTOOD, UNHAPPY
What is GLD? Gifted with a Learning Disability. It seems a paradox. However, there are children who are both gifted and learning disabled and exhibit remarkable talents or strengths in some areas and disabling weaknesses in others. These children are also referred to as “twice exceptional”, and “double labelled”. Some of the examples are the following:
- Dyslexia
- ADD/ADHD
- Asperger
- Physical or sensory impairment
What should draw our attention?
What should we do once we identify a gifted child?
- Overactive behaviour
- A highly developed vocabulary and the ability to learn new words easily
- Attention deficit disorder
- They are very curious
- The ability to ask questions that show advanced insight or understanding
- Creative thinking
- Demotivation (grades start to fall)
- We should talk to their parents
- The psycho-pedagogical department should be involved
- We should advice parents to go to a specific educational association to obtain more information. In the case of Valencia, we can find AVAST (the Valencian Association for Gifted and Talented Children).
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