Not Just About IQ Scores, But Characteristics, Too

An Introduction to the Concept of Levels of Giftedness

I originally published a version of this series, these concepts, in 2004 before my first book was released in 2005. That book was called 5 Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational Options. The book was formerly titled Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind. At the end of each of these posts about the Levels of Giftedness, I list — with explanations — what each of my books is about.

Through my own experiences reading Substack and Medium posts, and whatever I read before that, I’ve learned I don’t really want to read each one every day and I really don’t want it to be too long. So, I’ve divided this piece into 6 posts.

This Introduction pertains to the whole series. I will focus on the actual milestones and early behaviors and interests of the gifted children at each level. Keep in mind, just like standardized testing, there are no real cut-off scores or absolutes. Also, schools and their approaches to meeting the needs of their students have not appreciatively changed since I wrote my first book. In fact, it’s tougher now for meeting the needs of gifted children, families, and adults than it’s been for decades.

Introduction