1/11/2024 0 Comments Gifted bookIt’s the eternal struggle of parents of gifted readers – just what are we supposed to give our kids to read?įortunately, literature is not as black and white as you may have thought (pun intended). Gifted readers crave more complexity in their reading, so we tend to veer away from the more brightly-colored young readers and wander into the darker YA sections where the content may be understood, but not appropriate. They want to meet new characters, imagine new places, and be transported to an existence that only exists in books.Īnd so we start allowing them to roam among the fiction sections, only to discover a new problem – just what is appropriate for our gifted readers to dive into? They’re reading several grade levels ahead of the books written for kids their age, but not quite emotionally ready for the content written at their intellectual level. We know they crave knowledge – and can absorb it – so we tend to swing too far in the direction of avoiding the colorful books for the informational ones. But no matter how brilliant these little minds are, gifted readers crave more than just facts. There’s an impulse, usually at first, to pump our gifted readers with an unending supply of nonfiction texts, encyclopedias, almanacs. Parenting a gifted child comes with many perks and twists, intensities and unexpected challenges, but one of the most common and over-arching issues that pops up time and again with gifted readers is the question – What should my gifted readers be reading? They inhale books, consume them, and aren’t even done chewing on their last novel before they’re begging for more. And yes, I would definitely watch it again.The best thing about having gifted readers is also the hardest thing – they are voracious. All I can say is, watch it and make up your own mind. But there is a good story that's well filmed and acted - and honestly, there don't seem to be many of those anymore. It's a quiet movie, not something flashy, not hugely dramatic. I would say it's suitable for kids to watch, although there are some adult themes. Things that you'll recognize from your own life, the troubles and the joys. I don't want to spoil anything, so I'm keeping it vague. A custody battle ensues between Grandmother and Uncle, and Mary is caught in the middle. Basically, he wants her to have a normal life, where she can be normal. To grow up playing, having friends, and tromping around with her one eyed cat Fred, and go to a regular school, with regular kids, so she's not alienated from kids her own age. She wants Mary to go to a school where her gifts are challenged, where she can advance her level of mathematics. When it comes to light that little Mary is truly exceptional, Frank's mother enters the equation (pardon the math pun). Her uncle, Frank, is bringing her up, after his sister committed suicide. The story revolves around a little girl, Mary, who, at 7 years old, is found to be a mathematical genius. The movie has drama, humor, sadness, and happiness. (I've watched it by pure chance.) I enjoyed the story, which was well thought through. Not because it's a blockbuster (actually I don't know if it is, or not, and I don't care.) or because of any hype.
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