By WONG LI ZA
Ways to get gifted children to reach their full potential.
IT was nice to be around other smart kids. I felt like I’d found my people.” That is a quote from a student at Johns Hopkins University’s Centre for Talented Youth (CTY) in the United States. It was included in a presentation by CTY executive director Dr Lea Ybarra, who was in Kuala Lumpur recently to speak at the International Early Childhood Education and Care Conference.
In her talk entitled Developing Children with Exceptional Talents, Ybarra said research confirmed that too many gifted children were performing far below their intellectual potential.
She stressed that gifted children needed to be recognised and viewed without stereotype or misconception.
“They need innovative and challenging curriculum, at the same time, have their social and emotional needs met.
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