At the Rainbow in My Head professional development day in Wellington in July 2010, Valerie Margrain (Massey University lecturer), Sue Breen (The Gifted Education Centre, lead teacher) and Sarah Farquhar (ChildForum) presented a workshop on Responding to Gifted Children.

The discussion was interesting and valuable for insights into each others' experiences and needs for support in working with or in parenting a child who is gifted. 

We recommend that you look out for other such workshops.  Or through ChildForum, the NZ Assn for Gifted Children or GiftedNZ you can link up with others who are parenting or working with a child who is gifted and share information and experiences.  At the end of this article ChildForum members can add their comments and share their thoughts.

Click here for a PDF of Sue's presentation on the identification of giftedness, support, and common questions

Click here for a PDF of Valerie's presentation on gifted children: teaching, learning, and assessment

Links to Research

Click here for information on a research paper by Valerie Margrain on young children who can read before they start school in New Zealand.  The paper is titled "Inside the Greenhouse: Hothousing, Cultivating, Tending or Nurturing Precocious Readers".  (If you are a ChildForum member you will be able to view and download a PDF of this paper for free).

Click here for information on a research paper by Caterina Murphy "How Do Young Children Who Are Gifted Play In An Early Childhood Centre Setting?".  (If you are a ChildForum member  you will  be also be able to view and download a PDF of this paper for free).

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