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How to Find Help to Identify Gaps in Gifted Math Learning
I know it seems silly to say, but I sometimes wonder if my academically gifted child has gaps in learning. But the reality is, I do worry about that. This is especially true in math. Since he’s working 3 to 4 years ahead of his “grade/age” level I wonder if the speed at which he’s working is skipping over areas that he might be missing. That’s why finding math help is essential for smart learners, so gaps can be identified and work on those areas can be practiced. I am being compensated for my time in writing this sponsored post, I received used of the Knowre online math app for free.…
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How to Expand Gifted Learning Opportunities on a Budget
Being mom to a child with gifted learning abilities can be so frustrating when your family lives on a tight homeschool budget. Because we have chosen homeschooling for our son’s education the entire responsibility for educating our learner is on us. Knowing that he has an insatiable thirst for more and more knowledge I’m constantly feeling behind the curve, as if I’ll never be able to fill the cup. Add to that the family’s tight budget and I’m constantly feeling as if I have to balance fulfilling his need to learn with what we can and can’t afford to do. That can be so frustrating because I want to provide…
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Differentiation, Learning How to Stretch the Mind
Changing Learning to Meet the Need Finding ways to stretch the mind of a child who learns and adapts at such a high rate is a daunting task. For the longest time I felt so alone. I felt like no one could possibly understand what I was going through in trying to meet his needs. After last years homeschool convention though, the world of gifted learning was opened up to me. This post contains affiliate ad links. Finding ways to stretch the mind of a child who learns and adapts at such a high rate is a daunting task. For the longest time I felt so alone. I felt like…
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Who is Teaching Whom? Gifted Teaching
Multiple Grade Level Learning You would think that home education with only one child would get monotonous, same old stuff day in and day out. I will admit, that sometimes during the winter months it can feel like that. Most of the time, however, the excitement I see on my son’s face as he learns new concepts, is just about the most fascinating thing I’ve ever seen. A little history here. We first noticed that our son was a bit unusual at around 20 months when he first learned to spell his name. Soon after that he learned to say the alphabet both forward and backward. By 2, he…
