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Do very clever children need help?




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Card 10

Do very clever children need help?

1. Read the article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.

2. Ruth Lawrence was a gifted child. Read aloud the extract which says about her.

3. What kind of problems can wonderkinds have?
4. What should parents and teachers do for their gifted children?
 
 
 
1. Read the article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.

The text is about very (2 words). It also... . (3)

proves that clever children are easy to deal with
gives the example of gifted children
runs problems that wonderkinds can have
describes what parents and teachers should do for their gifted children
 
 
2. Ruth Lawrence was a gifted child. Read aloud the extract which says about her.

The paragraph to read is number .

 
3. What kind of problems can wonderkinds have?

Wonderkids are extremely special. They can become , and and as a result behave in class.

 
4. What should parents and teachers do for their gifted children?

Parents have to help their children but they cannot push them too hard. Gifted children need to be . They need to study with people who are

than them. At the same time they must be allowed to be children, too.