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Whitestone QUEST Parent Website |
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QUEST Screening at Whitestone |
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Fall '07 Screening Period Closed
The Fall 2007 Screening for QUEST is completed, and the next screening period will begin in early May. The QUEST Screening/Placement Committee will continue to evaluate Parent Referrals and Outstanding Student Product Portfolios only for students who are currently being considered for placement (with the exception of students transferring in from another district who were previously identified gifted). While nomination is an ongoing process, Parent Surveys and Outstanding Student Product Portfolios on newly nominated students will not be acted upon by the Committee until spring.
Thank you for following this process.
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Developing Gifts and Talents |
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HOW DO I KNOW IF MY CHILD IS GIFTED?
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Here's a checklist of typical behavioral traits of gifted children.
Walked and talked at an early age
Has an advanced vocabulary
Read at an early age
Demonstrates a great appetite for books and reading
Entertains self for large blocks of time
Has good recall
Consistently organizes, sorts, classifies and groups things, and names them
Heightened curiosity (Asks why often)
Fantasizes often
Shows sensitivity to other peoples feelings and empathy in response to their troubles
Demonstrates leadership abilities
Exhibits perfectionism
Resists change
Likes to discuss abstract concepts (such as love, justice, etc.)
Has a high energy, needing less sleep than age-mates
Learns new material rapidly
Often prefers to work or play alone
Loves puzzles, mazes, building blocks, and toys that challenge
Has an advanced sense of humor
Prefers the company of older children or adults
Is highly creative, imaginative
Is a keen observer
Expresses unusual sensitivity to what they see, hear, touch, smell or feel
Expresses concern for the worlds problems
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented
406 East 11th Street, Ste 310
Austin, TX 78750
(512) 499-8248
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