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Level Five Gifted Summary
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How many Level Five children are there in our schools? The sample demonstrates that
few Level Five children follow a traditional educational path, and various options – such
as intermittent home schooling – mean that few Level Five children remain in the regular
schools throughout their youth. Children in Level Five are not one in a million
occurrences. Their occurrence and presence is somewhat more serendipitous than
previous Levels. However, it is likely that none of these children has ever had someone
else in their classroom as intellectually able as they.
All were alert at birth or soon thereafter.
Books were a favorite interest of most before three or four months.
All appeared to understand parental directives between birth and four months.
The majority independently looked at and turned pages of books before 6 months.
Most knew and said some words by 51⁄2 to 9 months.
All had large receptive vocabularies by 8-9 months.
Half spoke well before age one.
All spoke at near-adult level complexity by age two.
Most played with shape sorters before 11 months.
Many recognized and picked out specific numbers and letters by 10 -14 months.
All knew colors, numbers, the alphabet and shapes by about 15 months.
Most were good at puzzles before 12 months, 35+ piece puzzles by 15 months.
All showed musical aptitude before 18 months.
All “read” words on signs and simple books and labels before two years.
Many read numerous sight words by 15 months.
All memorized books read to them before 20 months.
All had favorite TV shows or videos before 6-8 months.
Many could rote count to 10, many higher, by 13 to 20 months.
Most could print letters, numbers, words, and their names between 16 and 24 months.
High interest in factual information, how things work, science, by two years.
Most read simple books, “board” books, by age 18-24 months.
Most grasp skip counting, backwards, addition, subtraction, more or less, by two years.
All were independent on computer by age two years, all keyboarding before three.
All read children’s chapter books by age 31⁄2 to 41⁄2 years.
All showed interest in pure facts, almanacs, dictionaries, etc. by age 31⁄2.
All question the reality of Santa Claus or Tooth Fairy by 3 or 4 years.
All read any level fiction and nonfiction by 41⁄4 to 5 years.
All understand abstract math concepts and basic math functions before age four.
All played adult level games – ages 12 and up – by the time they were 31⁄2 to 4.
All read six or more years beyond grade level by age six.
The advantages to looking at a child’s Level of Giftedness are that those responsible for
their care and education can know better what each child needs in order to thrive.
Cronbach and Snow first named their own similar theory “Aptitude-Treatment-
Interaction,” or ATI[ix]. When you know what a child is like, how she learns and how
she responds to various stimuli, then you can devise the appropriate instructional and
parenting approaches in order to fully develop her abilities. When we ignore individual
differences, we risk the actual mistreatment of individual needs. |
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