Gifted book projects7/8/2023 ![]() ![]() Here’s a great one for gifted children who are really into math and numbers, but who, like the main character, may have trouble following rules or sitting still. This book is also fairly easy for early readers to read out loud or by themselves. ![]() But even our extroverted children love this story, which focuses on how hard it can be to try to fit in, and why it’s best to always be yourself. Some gifted children experience challenges relating to their peers and siblings, as their development is so out of sync with their age. It reinforces for gifted children that it’s OK to be different from other students and that it’s a positive thing to keep reading, wondering, and learning. If your child is curious, fixated on numbers, or asks endless questions about why things are and how things work, he or she will love this heartwarming story about Albert Einstein as a child. What do you think happens next? How do you think the main character is feeling? Why did you choose this book?īelow are some of our favorite books-with plenty of pictures-that may also be hits with your gifted preschoolers or early elementary students. And make sure to ask lots of open-ended questions as you read together. Expose them to a wide range of engaging, challenging reading material. Read with them books about their favorite subjects or that feature children like them. So if you haven’t yet, let this be a plea to make reading a regular part of your routine with your gifted child or children. It can also be powerful and reassuring when kids see themselves in precocious literary characters. Yes, books are part of SEL, too, as well as a wonderful way to explore and foster children’s innate curiosity for facts, data, and knowledge. All reading is good reading.ĭuring our weekly library runs, I also try to grab a book or two that I hope will help further their social and emotional development. Their actual book choices don’t matter nearly as much to me as fostering in them a deep and lasting love of reading. ![]() While my three-year-old usually bolts for the Disney princess section, my five-year-old inevitably brings home a stack of informational texts with titles ranging from Animals of East Asia to Transportation Technology (mixed in with the occasional book about Legos). Books also allow parents to expand on what their kids are learning in school and nurture their interests and passions, and they help gifted children make sense of themselves and the world around them.Īt least once a week, I take my two young children to our local library and allow them to pick out whichever books pique their interest. But they often tend to view the world somewhat differently than their peers, and can be highly sensitive, intense, and (at least in our household) prone to over-excitability.Īs with getting physical activity, reading or listening to stories is particularly powerful for gifted children because it gives them a break from their busy, inquisitive, and intense brains. They tend to have strong verbal abilities, intense curiosity, a wide range of interests, uncanny memories, and a strong desire to learn. Webb writes in one of my favorite books about parenting gifted children, “As a group, they hit developmental milestones earlier-sometimes much earlier-and more intensely than other children, they process more abstract ideas at an earlier age than other children, and they react to stimuli with more sensitivity.”Īs a result, parenting gifted children is equal parts a gift, a challenge, and a huge responsibility. It boosts children’s brain development, expands their vocabularies, strengthens their listening skills, fosters creativity and imagination, and deepens the emotional bonds between children and their caregivers.įor gifted preschoolers and kindergarteners, reading with their parents or other caregivers can be especially beneficial. Research is resoundingly clear that regularly reading to and with our children leads to all sorts of positive outcomes. ![]()
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