你的孩子是天才的10個信號 （10 Signs Your Child May Be Gifted）

曾在紐約上州的學校周末義務教書了幾年，孩子們都很聰明，常有孩子父母問輕舟，“我的孩子有天分嗎？要不要跳級？”每個孩子都有不同的天賦，但我基本不主張跳級。孩子也許在某一兩門學科上突出，但在其它方麵未必早慧。

今天讀到的一篇關於“天才孩子”的文章，簡單翻譯下來，分享給養兒育女的父母：

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許多自豪的爸爸媽媽們以為他們的孩子早慧，而大多數嬰兒也隻是他們父母眼裏的天才。但是，有些孩子的確是很有天分。你的孩子是嗎？一些成長指南顯示孩子的天分，以下10個信號可以表明你的孩子是天才。

- 留存信息：“左耳進，右耳出”的孩子多數。能夠保存多樣資訊，並在能夠調用的孩子顯示其天賦。
- 興趣廣泛：有天分的孩子興趣廣泛，這個月可能對恐龍感興趣，下個月可能對宇宙感興趣。
- 很早讀寫：若你的孩子天分高，可能很早能讀能寫，而不需要正式的教習。
- 是否有音樂或藝術的天賦：若孩子能很早透視繪畫，或唱出標準的高音等常常歸於天賦高的一類。
- 注意力高度集中：天賦高的孩子能夠較長時間注意力高度集中。
- 記憶力好：有天分的孩子記憶力極好，能夠記憶起很小時候的事。比如，兩歲的孩子在沒有提醒的情況下，能夠記起18個月的事情。
- 詞匯量豐富：若孩子能夠很早說話，未必有天分；但幼兒能夠用複雜的詞語或句子表達，往往有天賦。比如，兩歲的孩子通常說，“有一條狗。”但有天賦的兩歲孩子可能說：“後院有條狗，它在嗅聞我們的花兒。”
- 注重細節：有天分的大孩子想了解事情是如何運作的，而有天分的幼兒能夠將玩具放回原處，或注意到玩具被轉移到別處。
- 自我評判：天分高的孩子較會為他人考慮，也最能審視自己。
- 理解複雜的概念：天分極高的孩子能夠理解複雜的概念、察覺關係、抽象地想問題。他們能夠從深層次理解問題、解決問題。

英文原文：
來源：http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/10-signs-your-child-may-be-gifted-2500544/

Many a proud mama and papa have deemed their tot advanced or ahead of the game, but most babes are only geniuses in their parents' eyes. However, some tots actually are branded as gifted. Is yours? There are a few developmental guidelines that often indicate giftedness in children, so here are ten signs that your child may be headed to the head of the class.

• Retains Information: The term "in one ear and out the other" seems to apply to most children. Those who are a cut above when it comes to intelligence actually retain a wide variety of information and are able to recall it at a later time. An example from the National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC) is: "One six-year-old returned from a trip to the space museum and reproduced an accurate drawing of a space rocket he had seen."
• Wide Spectrum of Interests: Gifted kiddos display an interest in a wide variety of topics. They may like dinosaurs one month, space the next month, and so fourth.
• Writes and Reads Early: If your tot is a smarty pants, she may be able to read and write very early on and without having had any real formal teaching.
• Is Musically or Artistically Talented: Children who display an unusual talent for music and/or art are often considered gifted. Tots who can draw things to perspective, have perfect pitch, or display any other higher perception of forms of art usually fall into the gifted category.
• Shows Periods of Intense Concentration: Children are not known for their long attention span, but gifted wee ones are able to have longer periods of intense concentration.
• Has a Good Memory: Some gifted tots are able to remember things from when they were smaller. For example, a two-year-old may remember and bring up (unprovoked) an occurrence from when he was 18-months.
• Has an Advanced Vocabulary: A tot who's early to speak is not a sign of giftedness alone, but if your lil talker is using advanced vocabulary and sentences, then he or she may be as bright as you think. According to the NAGC, "Children at age two make sentences like: 'There's a doggie.' A two-year-old who is gifted might say, 'There's a brown doggie in the backyard and he's sniffing our flower.' "
• Pays Attention to Details: A gifted child has a keen eye for details. An older child may want to know specific details about how things work, while a younger child will be able to put away toys exactly where he got them from or notice if something has been moved from its usual spot.
• Acts as His Own Critic: In general kids are not too worried about themselves or others, unless their friend has something they want. Gifted kids are the opposite and are concerned with others, but are most critical of themselves.
• Understands Complex Concepts: Tots who are highly intelligent have the ability to understand complex concepts, perceive relationships, and think abstractly. They are able to understand problems in depth and think about solutions.