1. The document discusses the characteristics and needs of talented children. It defines talented children as those who display consistently remarkable performance or advanced skills compared to their peers in worthwhile endeavors like academics, arts, leadership. 2. Talented children have characteristics like superior performance in their talent area, abilities in academics as well as creative arts, and do not need a high IQ. They have needs for knowledge, creativity, developing their abilities, and realizing their potential. 3. The document outlines ways to identify talented children such as rapid learning, large vocabulary, performing difficult mental tasks, and being keen observers. It stresses the importance of protecting individual rights and providing special education to fulfill their needs.

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ASSIGNMENT
TOPIC: - THE TALENTED CHILD
Submitted by,
Subha Bose V
English Optional
Candidate Code :165/13376022

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INTRODUCTION
Havighurst “The talented or gifted child is one who shows
consistently remarkable performance in any worthwhile line of
endeavour”.The talented children of today are “the leaders of tomorrow” in
the sciences, the arts and the learned professions. Gifted refers to the
children with high potential while talented means that they display skills
which are advanced when compared to other children of their age. All
children have unique strength and talents. However some have advanced or
well developed skills and abilities in one or more areas. Passow uses the
term Talent as a synonym for giftedness. He refers talent as the capacity for
superior achievement in any socially valuable area of human endeavour.
Gifted or Talented as “those whose potential, intellectual powers
are at such high ideational level at both productive and evaluative thinking
that it can be reasonably assumed that they could be future problem solves
and evaluators of the culture. The study of the gifted or the talented through
their interaction with others and with their environment they are becoming
much more able than other children to do something.
CHARACTERISTICS OF TALENTED CHILD
The talented are usually led down the purely cognitive or intellectual track.
Talented child have the following characteristics:-
1. The talented child is essentially an exceptional child.
2. In comparison to his peers he is superior in some ability or group of
abilities.
3. In most cases talented children exhibit superior performance in their
talented area only.
4. The talented children category includes not only the academically talented
but also talented in music, dance, drama, painting, writing and other creative
arts. Mechanical work social leadership and human relationship. Physical
activities like games gymnastics.

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5. It is not essential that a gifted child should possess a very high IQ
showing his superiority in general intelligence over his peers.
6. On receiving proper attention and opportunity for self expression and
development he can contribute something remarkable for the society.
The talented read widely mix freely with others as well as their
peers and always seek additional stimulation. They have amazing general
knowledge and their ability to solve the problem. They show superiority in
reading, maths, reasoning, science, literature and art. They have more
positive attitudes and had great concentrations for long period. They felt
confidence becomes independent curious and rejoice at the chance to
experience more. They are giftedness in many different areas like,
· Verbal/Language(reading, writing, speaking while classifications)
· Logical (number, problem solving ability)
· Visual and Performing arts (drawing, painting)
· Body/Movement/Psychomotor (dance, athletic ability)
· Interpersonal (Communication, leadership)
· Intrapersonal (reflective, self sufficient)
NEED AND PROBLEMS OF THE TALENTED
Like other children talented children also need certain basic
needs like need for security, need for love and care, need for belongings and
need to be accepted as an individual. The gifted child may have the
following special needs like,
The need for knowledge and understanding.
The need for creativity and ingenuity.
The need for the development of his exceptional ability.
The need for self actualization.
The talented child does not only strive for the satisfaction of his
basic needs but also needs opportunity for the realization of his specific
needs. He find it difficult to satisfy his need and they emotionally disturbed.
This brings a sort of maladjustment and he turns into a problem child. They
need proper environment for their proper development. They are

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exceptionally curious and has a taste for knowledge. There is a need for
special care and proper education to the gifted children.
IDENTIFICATION OF THE TALENTED
CHILDREN
The first step in the direction of the planning special education
for the gifted children is to identify. We must make a proper distinction
between talent who show superior performance in some areas. Psychologists
have difference of opinion regarding demarcation drawn by IQ between the
average and the gifted children.
Learns rapidly and the gifted children
Uses a great deal of common sense and practical knowledge.
Knows about many things of which most students are unaware.
Has a large vocabulary which he uses easy and accurately.
Perform difficult mental tasks.
Knows about many things of which most students are unaware.
Keenly observed and response quickly.

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CONCLUSION
The gifted or the talented have some special capacity to achieve
something social great values among human endeavor. In a democratic
country like India the rights of each individual must protect because all are
living in a same society and we are all social being. Men are created
different and they lose their social freedom. They act differently because
they have individual autonomy.
REFERENCES
1. Wikipedia sources (Talented Child)
2. Advanced Educational Psychology (S.Dandapani)
3. Helping Children with Learning Difficulty