How to tell if a child is gifted?
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Has any parent had kids who entered Pri 1 before age of 7? Any feedback?
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creativethinkers:
Has any parent had kids who entered Pri 1 before age of 7? Any feedback?
This is the first time i heard that kids can enter P1 b4 age 7... Is this really true?? -
mummyloves:
No. Not in Singapore. Not even skipping any grade when your child progress faster than peers.creativethinkers:
Has any parent had kids who entered Pri 1 before age of 7? Any feedback?
This is the first time i heard that kids can enter P1 b4 age 7... Is this really true??
If you want to assess your child, I recommend Ovspring. http://www.ovspring.com/
They assess kids in terms of various IQs, development progress and school readiness.
I also have a child who could sing the entire ABC song at 17 month, recite numerous tang shi around 2 and full of in-depth imagination. She completed the entire N1 syllabus when she was 2 and could make all phonic sounds from A-Z (taught by school).
As the sister is in Berries, I thot of placing her there, the tr assessed her and wanted to place her in a class with kids one year older than her. I decided against it, becos I think she will still get to learn these academic stuffs as she progresses in school.
We did not do anything special to her, just expose her to various books, to wide varieties of information in both english and mandarin and to cultivate her life skills. We did not and do not plan to go in depth in academic education lest bored her too much when she enters formal school. -
wow,,,how come so many kids are so bright now? my 15 mth boy cannot even talk now! much less recite Tang shi or timetable.should I be worry?? :shock:
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smurf:
wow,,,how come so many kids are so bright now? my 15 mth boy cannot even talk now! much less recite Tang shi or timetable.should I be worry?? :shock:
Not to worry, my another child spoke as late at 3 yo, yet she is still doing alright in school.
tang shi and timetable will be taught in primary schools. -
really ar?I scared by then, too late to learn leh...while he learns timetable, other children may be learning other more advanced things
..my 4.5 yr old boy cannot even recite Tang Shi, and doesn't speak mandarin. -
smurf:
really ar?I scared by then, too late to learn leh...while he learns timetable, other children may be learning other more advanced things
..my 4.5 yr old boy cannot even recite Tang Shi, and doesn't speak mandarin.
smurf, you kid is perfectly fine, just like the majority of kids of his age that could not even recognise the alphabets. Remember that kindies start teaching reading and writing when the child is 5 years old. There is no need to panic at this point. You can always start him on some of the beginning English/Chinese enrichment courses now, and they should be able to help.
Remember that people peak at different ages. A child that peak too early could be in danger of early burn-out. Do you want your child to be the top PSLE scholar in the country, or do you want him to thrive in the society of the future? While academic excellence opens doors, in the end, it is character, charisma and conviction that carry the person through. Let your child peak at his own time. Support him with the foundation of confidence by being there for him when he needs you. -
Well said, Chief.
I think it doesn’t matter how early a child can learn something, as long as he learns it by the time that he needs to. Age-appropriate development is the key.
And some of us are just late developers. In the end, these people may do better than the "early geniuses" who may lose steam along the way. -
May not necessarily lose momentum
I know a few \"early geniuses\", still geniuses in their chosen career
Perhaps due to the leap they had over late developers?
Not here to rub salt. Just sharing my observation :siam: -
sleepy:
I do not imply that early developers will fare worse than late developers. What I'm saying that academic excellence is only a facet of the overall growth of a child, and it must be built on a foundation of strong moral and character fabric. A child who cannot read at the age of 4 is not a failure by any sense of that word. The child should be encouraged to grow at the pace he/she is most comfortable with.May not necessarily lose momentum
I know a few \"early geniuses\", still geniuses in their chosen career
Perhaps due to the leap they had over late developers?
Not here to rub salt. Just sharing my observation :siam:
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