An experience educator or a perceptive parents would be able to detect if a child is exceptionally talented. Some indicators are:
- The child spends a longer time than usual on something he likes to do. Looking at picture books with deep interest, especially after it has been read to him or insisting on a second and a third book to read.
- The child remembers the details of a place or a book. He can point it out what he saw or recalls the names easily. One child (who was only a year old) could name the pictures of the alphabet book even if he had not seen the objects in real life.
- The child is curious about things. At about a year and a half, the child had acquired a wider vocabulary and will use this endlessly. The questions he asks might sound simple, but a wise parent will use his utmost patience to answer the questions or throw back a sincere ” why do you think it is so? Encourage the child to come up with a plausible answer.
- The child enjoys humor and shares this with others. The child who is truly liberated can find the simplest funny thing a joy and will express this. Why do we have such good cartoonist? Maybe because laughing at the idiosyncrasies of people was a part of their early learning environment.
