Lesson on Gifted and Talented

Learners who are Gifted and Talented

Anne Bernadette Santos-Vendil

Instructor

At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:

• describe the different types and levels/degrees, etiologies, causes, and characteristics of these learners

• demonstrate knowledge of teaching strategies that are inclusive of learners from indigenous groups.

Multiple Choice

All Children Are Gifted

• Myth

• Fact

Multiple Choice

Gifted Students Don’t Need Help; They’ll Do Fine On Their Own

• Myth

• Fact

Multiple Choice

Gifted students come from white middle- and upper-class families.

• Myth

• Fact

Multiple Choice

Gifted children are always well-behaved and compliant

• Myth

• Fact

Multiple Choice

Many gifted children are more mature than other kids their age.

• Myth

• Fact

The genes that determine intelligence are located in chromosome X. Because women carry two X chromosomes and men carry only one, children are twice as likely to get their intelligence from their mom.