Dynamic on-line assessment of gifted children /Hanna David, Tel Aviv University, Emerita, Rishon LeZiyon, Israel.

Includes bibliographies and index.

"The book DYNAMIC ON-LINE ASSESSMENT OF GIFTED CHILDREN offers educators, counselors and parents of 3-16-year old gifted, talented, curious, and creative children and youths a new, original tool of assessing their interests and abilities. As this book has been published during the second wave of the covid19 pandemic, it concentrates on ways of assessment that can all function on-line as well. All offered activities have been tried both before "corona-time" started, when on-line therapy, let alone - on-line giftedness identification, was not practiced for children. The case studies presented in the book have all been written since March 2019, proved effective, enriching the knowledge of the counselor. They were also described as "easy", "nice", pleasant" and "interesting" by the children involved, and thus are recommended as unlike formal identification they put no pressure either on the child or on her or his parents. The first assessed child described is a 3-year old girl, who was identified as highly gifted in mathematics. The "game" played was "the geometrical shapes game", during which she was asked "what do you want me [the counselor] to paint?" and then: "what color do you want me to use?" During the "game" the child showed a wide knowledge in both 2- and 3-dimentional shapes, she always insisted on using the exact mathematical terms, and each time she approved on the result she was very happy. The next "games" descried were all word games. In "The associations game" the counselor writes a word and the child adds another one without thinking, and this goes on alternately for as long as the counselor decides, depending on the child's age, her or his attention span, level of hunger or thirst, etc. This "game" is suitable toddlers, kindergartners and first grader. The "ugly words game" is suitable especially for children with emotional and social problems. "Writing a story" is most suitable for kindergartners; it does not only reveal many important characteristics of the child but also enables them to express themselves freely, knowing that the story is imaginary. "Writing a story together" is the last suggestion for on-line assessment through a word game"--

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction: From Face-to-Face to On-Line Dynamic Assessment of Gifted Children During Corona-Time -- References -- Chapter 2 -- On-Line Treatment of Gifted Children During Corona Time -- What Happens When the Patient Is Concerned About Their Therapist? -- What Happens When a Young Child Feels He Need His Parents To Be Present at the Video-Meeting? -- What Happens When Technical Failures Occur? -- What Happens When Younger Siblings Invade into the Conversation? -- What If "This Kind of Treatment Does Not Feel Like Me" or Just "I Cannot Do It"?

Chapter 3 -- On-Line Identification of Mathematical Giftedness: Case Study of a 3-Year Old Girl in Israel -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Main Reasons Toddlers and Kindergartners Should Not Be Formally Identified for Giftedness -- How to Diagnose Toddlers and Kindergartners? -- Informal Identification of Mathematical Abilities of Young Children: Literature Summary -- Informal Identification for Mathematical Giftedness for Kindergartners: The Rationale -- The Materials for This "Game" -- Kim's Background -- The Potential Contribution of This Study -- Kim's Informal Identification

Guy, Age 10:4, Started Meeting Me 3 Weeks Before -- The Game's Transcript -- Discussion of the Game -- Guy, Age 10:9, Started Meeting Me 6 Months Before -- The Game's Transcript -- Discussion of the Game -- In Summa -- How Did This "The Associations' Game" Influence My Intervention? -- References -- Chapter 5 -- On-Line Informal Assessment of Children : The Association Game During Corona Time -- Word Games Presented in This Chapter -- Initial Rules for On-Line Informal Assessment through Games -- Jacob's Story [Told By A 5-Year-Old

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