Typical Milestones, Interests and Early Behaviors for Level Four

Exceptionally to Profoundly Gifted

Five Levels of Giftedness

The information that follows about Levels of Giftedness is gathered from my own personal experience with families whose gifted children I tested (assessed on ability and achievement tests). The families completed a questionnaire asking them when their child reached various milestones like reading unassisted or talking in sentences. From the responses of these families, and the corresponding test data, I was able to see a pattern of gifted behaviors for the various Levels of Giftedness. From this same sort of experience and public score reports, estimates of numbers of each Level of Giftedness in different schools were also made.

Here again is the Score Table to help with deciphering the information. Generally speaking, the Levels are decided by birth to about age 6 in most cases. The less fettered interference of what the children really want to do happens before they start any formal schooling.

Early Milestones and Behaviors