Beliefs and perceptions about young gifted children

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Research in the field of gifted children has received scant attention, especially in regard to identifying their advanced abilities at an early age.

It important to identify giftedness in early age that it is because the majority of cognitive and physical developments occur in childhood period.

So, gifted children in their childhood have to be nurture differently from norm children.

As a result of their especial needs.

On the other hand, ignore gifted children advanced abilities may influence negatively on their social and emotional lives.

So, many researchers who interested in this filed have used variety of approaches to identify gifted children.

For example, IQ test, parent and teachers observations, nominations or questionnaires.

Although there are many methods used to identify high abilities in gifted children, parent and teacher beliefs and perceptions of gifted children in preschools play an essential role in the process of identifying and nurturing them.

However, parents can identify giftedness in their children easier than kindergarten teachers, The perspectives that parents and teachers have in regard to gifted children are likely to affect the display and maintenance of their advanced behaviours from an early age.

Identification of giftedness allows parents and kindergarten teachers to provide appropriate environments to nurture and enhance the abilities of gifted children.