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The 5 Levels of Gifted Children Grown Up: What They Tell Us

The 5 Levels of Gifted Children Grown Up: What They Tell Us

The book presents a 20 year follow-up that reveals factors that affect why some children of equal promise turn out differently from one another.

2023

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How Smart Is My Child?

Using the Ruf Estimates™ of Levels of Gifted

May 16, 2023

How Smart Is My Child?

May 16, 2023

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Boys in Primary Grade Classrooms

Part of the SCHOOL IS NOT REAL LIFE Series

Jan 1, 2023

Boys in Primary Grade Classrooms

Jan 1, 2023

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Development in Gifted Children: Different in Many Ways

Scatterplots to illustrate some of the ways!

Feb 7

Development in Gifted Children: Different in Many Ways

Feb 7

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Giftedness and Personality

A podcast interview with Deborah Ruf, PhD, on her work and Dabrowski's Theory of Positive Disintegration

Jan 12

Giftedness and Personality

Jan 12

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Ruf Estimates of Levels of Giftedness: Part II

… The actual milestones, interests and behaviors by Level of Giftedness

Nov 16, 2023

Ruf Estimates of Levels of Giftedness: Part II

Nov 16, 2023

Opening the Schoolhouse Door for Patrons

Support your public schools even if you don’t have children there.

2d ago

Opening the Schoolhouse Door for Patrons

2d ago

I agree. I've always called such people "my peeps."

Oct 24

Oct 24

Supporting and Understanding Levels of Giftedness in Homeschooled Children

A podcast interview of Deborah Ruf by Colleen Kessler

Oct 7

Supporting and Understanding Levels of Giftedness in Homeschooled Children

Oct 7

What is Giftedness?

Do you ever wonder if you’d recognize it?

Sep 27

What is Giftedness?

Sep 27

Personality & Gifted Family Summary

Personalities and Viewpoints Can Be Problematic for Gifted Children’s Outcomes

Sep 17

Personality & Gifted Family Summary

Sep 17

Deborah Ruf, PhD

Deborah Ruf, PhD

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High Intelligence Specialist & Writer, Dr. Ruf writes about highly intelligent people from birth to very old age. www.fivelevelsofgifted.com

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