quick simple & DIY tests to find out if your kid is gifted !

1. Is My Child Gifted ?
6 Quick Tests for Giftedness–DIY at Home in 1 hour!
Dr Lakshmi Sharma
www.drlakshmisharma.com
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2. These common signs
identified my & my
friends children as gifted
>99th percentile.
Be aware every child is
different! If your child is
twice exceptional the
signs are not obvious.
These tests are for 0-3,
if you have older
children you need to
increase complexity as
the age progresses.
You don’t need to buy
anything except a
jigsaw-you can make all
of these at home just
need printer paper,
scissors & lego !

3. Give your child blocks
Observe:
1. Concentration
2. Creativity
Gifted child extremely
creative & will build
continuously
with an unbelievable
result.
TESTS
1

4. Gifted Children are obsessed
with sorting & organising into
groups
Observe;
Concentration
How they organise
(Their thinking pattern)
Organising &
Grouping2

5. Shapes 1
Gifted Children are
obsessed with shapes
and patterns.
They thrive on
challenging games
especially matching
shapes with cut outs.
Observe the speed at
which the child does
this & again the way
they do this.
3

6. Shape Cards,
Observe speed,
accuracy
& developing
thought process.
For older children
use Tangrams!
Shape 24

7. Memory
Gifted kids have
amazing memories
this game is a great
test of memory.
I made my own
memory cards with
my child’s favourite
characters on.
Observe speed &
Accuracy.
5

8. Jigsaws
Jigsaws were the
greatest indicator
of my child’s
giftedness.
My child would
complete 200
piece jigsaws in
one go, around
aged 2.
6

9. 1.EARLY WALKER
2.EARLY TALKER
(NOT OBVIOUS IN
MULTILINGUALS)
HAVE YOU
NOTICED
THESE
SIGNS?
IF YOU ARE
GIFTED YOUR
CHILDREN
ARE
PROBABLY
ALSO GIFTED

10. Early Toilet Training
3. Will show signs
to be ready - very
young.

11. 4. Gifted
Children
consistently
prefer older
children &
adult company.

12. 5. Gifted children
are early readers -
reading is just a
form of patterning -
coding & decoding !
6.Hyperactive & lack
of sleep.
7.Constant
questioning.