Advanced Language
1. Has unusually advanced vocabulary for age or grade level and applies or modifies based on conflict or behavior of others.
2. Uses expressive language when speaking and writing.
3. Applies & understands advanced vocabulary in writing, reading & listening. Usually attentive to details.
Analytical Thinking
4. Demonstrates insight into cause-effect relationships; the how & why of things. Able to organize thoughts, ideas & collections.
5. Judges and evaluates ideas, events and people.
6. Separates parts, reasons, and sees logical answers.
7. Has good problem solving skills; identifies problems and seeks solutions.
Sensitivity
8. Realistically understands people, events and things.
9. Is internally motivated and self-directed.
10. Is self-confident with peers and adults. Adapts easily to new situations and change.
11. Empathetic takes action to help others in need.
Accelerated Learner
12. Reads a great deal on his/her own, likes challenging material.
13. Has an unusual ability to comprehend symbols (musical, mathematical, alphabet, maps).
14. Learns new information easily; recalls rote information rapidly.
15. Is not balanced in skills and abilities; very good in some things but not everything.
Perspective
16. Manipulates ideas; seeks solutions by adapting, organizing, improving, and modifying.
17. Is innovative: produces unusual, unique, clever responses and products.
18. Can often see various viewpoints of a concept.
19. Expresses ideas in a variety of ways.
Meaning Motivated
20. Raises probing and relevant questions—not factual or informational questions.
21. Becomes absorbed and involved; is persistent in completing tasks and acquiring information. Asks thought provoking question to understand the learning.
22. Works independently.
23. Frequently takes risks.
Sense of Humor
24. Has a developed sense of humor. Catches subtle humor in conversation, written work, movies, etc.
25. Able to “play” with language. Understands puns, riddles, and figurative language.
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Amarillo ISD Gifted & Talented Observation
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