The term "gifted" has been around since 1916. At the time, it was used to describe children with higher-than-average IQs, and was first used by psychologists Leta Hollingworth and Lewis Terman. While ...

Here's how experts say you can tell if your child has high intelligence, including signs to look for and assessments and ...

One of the first signs that you may be raising a genius appears very early on in a child’s life. Achieving developmental milestones way before predicted can be a sign that your child is ready to be ...

Categorizing children as either gifted or not-gifted is responsible for much of the confusion, controversy, ambivalence, and anxiety concerning gifted education. It’s also responsible for most of the ...

When we talk about intellectually gifted children, the debate tends to focus on one of two questions: how we detect this ...

There are many strong opinions about the right way to raise and educate a gifted child, and very little agreement among educators, psychologists, researchers, parents and students on the best ways to ...

During a visit to Stono Park Elementary School, Elizabeth Uptegrove watched a fourth grade student play a round of Apples to Apples, a word-association game. The boy was better known for his ...

While every child deserves to be treated like they're "gifted," whether it's in an academic context or at home indulging in passions and unique interests, many truly gifted kids — characterized by ...