“What are some signs of a twice exceptional child?” First, let’s talk about the term gifted a little more.
If all the factors of education and preparation remain the same, the gifted child will pick things up more easily than typical learner students.
Ellen Winner says that visual-spatial skills can be linked to giftedness in music, art, and math. Gifted musicians excel:
… in visual-spatial skills, much like children gifted in drawing. Musicians (as well as painters) have been noted to have prodigious visual and aural memories. (Gifted Children 110 – 111)
According to Winner, gifted students will either be gifted in language or spatial skills, but not both.
- The idea of the globally gifted child is mostly a myth.
- They do exist, but they’re very rare.
- Mozart may have been globally gifted. However, he was a once in a generation talent.
Also, Winner talks about moderately versus extremely gifted children. For example:
- Moderately gifted children will learn a grade or two above age level.
- Conversely, extremely gifted children will be four to six grades above age level.
- These students will often be able to teach themselves and can make intuitive leaps.