*  Reads a great deal. Usually selects books above grade level.

*  Has a large and/or rich vocabulary. Enjoys using “big” words and uses them correctly.

*  Can express the feelings of the characters in stories to make them appear real.

*  Writes more than other students and appears to enjoy the process of composition.

*  Can introduce, develop, and conclude a story interestingly.

*  Likes to use imagination to compose poems, original stories, plays, journals.

*  Reasons effectively: likes logic problems and puzzles.

*  Grasps the abstract nature of mathematics easily.

*  Grasps concepts of spatial relationships.

*  Enjoys trying to solve difficult problems.

*  Likes to solve problems through discovery.

*  Intuitive; likes deductive and inductive reasoning.

*  May be resistant to drill and practice.

*  Interested in science books and science programs on TV.

*  Has science related hobbies and collections.

*  Likes gadgets.

*  Learns science concepts quickly.

*  Curious about natural relationships and wants to understand how things work.

*  Comes up with good questions or ideas for experiments.

*  Persistent; sticks with investigations in spite of difficulties.

*  Sensitive to social issues; concerned with moral and ethical questions.

*  Knows a lot of up to date information on current events.

*  Reads or watches television programs dealing with global awareness.

*  Shows interest in learning a foreign language.

*  High interest level in global issues of environment, endangered species, etc.

*  Enjoys learning about the past, present, and future.

*  Makes up original art products.

*  Shows an uncommonly high interest in visual art activities.

*  Spends a great deal of time drawing or doodling.

*  Seems to have a need or compulsion to create.

*  Combines various artistic media for expression (inter-arts approach).

*  Resourceful; capable of “finding” art or “making” art.

*  Indicates ability to perceive fine differences in sound (pitch, volume, timbre, duration).

*  Easily remembers melodies and can reproduce them accurately.

*  Displays sensitivity to the rhythm of music.

*  Shows a sustained interest in music activities.

*  Can express feelings or emotions through sound or music.

*  Makes up original tunes which depict emotional and dramatic situations.

*  Uses body as an instrument of expression.

*  Enjoys forms of dancing and movement to music.

*  Uses movement to recreate an emotion or environment.

*  Able to think of many ways of solving movement problems.

*  Displays grace and fluidity of movement.

*  Likes to dance for other people.

*  Eager to participate in classroom plays or skits.

*  Effectively uses voice, gestures, and facial expressions to communicate feelings.

*  Commands and holds the attention of group when speaking.

*  Able to evoke emotional responses from listeners; can get people to laugh, to frown, to

   feel tense, etc.

*  Can imitate others; is able to mimic the way people speak, talk, and gesture.

*  Readily shifts into the role of another character.

*  Able to influence others to work toward desirable/undesirable goals.

*  Looked to by others when something must be decided.

*  Willing to and does initiate activities that involve peers.

*  Able to figure out what is wrong with an activity and show others how to do it better.

*  Transmits his/her own enthusiasm for a task to others.

*  Can judge the abilities of others and find a place for them in group activities.

*  Has a large number of cleaver ideas and solution to problems.

*  Alert and curious; constantly asking questions about everything and anything.

*  Imaginative; may have a strong sense of fantasy.

*  May be uninhibited in expressions of opinions; is sometimes radical/ tenacious.

*  High-risk taker; adventurous; speculative

*  Has excellent sense of humor and may see humor in situations others do not see.

*  Learns rapidly and easily and usually likes to learn alone.

*  Retains what he/she has heard and read without much rote drill.

*  Able to do general academic work one to two years above other students of his/her age

    group.

*  Is curious and has a wide variety of interests or may be intensely interested in a single

    area of study.

*  Seems to know many things that have not been taught.

*  Abstract thinker; recognizes relationships; takes pleasure in intellectual activity.