High Cognitive Minds

Early reading ability is considered one of the signs of high IQ in a young child. Even so, reading is a kind of stepchild in considerations of giftedness. It's a basic and necessary skill, and it's expected that everyone will eventually gain an adequate proficiency. Many people don't, however, and a barely functional level of literacy is rapidly becoming the norm, facts which don't seem to cause much concern.

Extraordinary reading skills and the love of reading don't even count for much. In school, they're brushed aside as almost irrelevant. After all, the other students will catch up, and then the early reader won't stand out.

But reading has implications. It isn't just a skill that enables you to read labels, follow instructions, or get a job. How well a person reads, how much they read, and why they read are important details. And they're especially important for gifted education.

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