Readings: Margrain, V., Murphy, C., and Dean, J. (2015) Giftedness in the Early Years: Informing Learning & Teaching. NZ: NZCER Press Cathcart, Rosemary (2020) They're Not Bringing My Brain Out : Understanding and Working with Gifted Learners. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. 4th Edition. Note: The author of this book is the founder of NZ's National Gifted Education Centre and One Day School. Key Learnings: * Gifted students need opportunities to work with "like minds" who can think, talk, co-create, play, pretend, read or work at a similar level to themselves. They may often prefer working with adults than children because of this need. * Giftedness may encompass a striking ability in these 3 areas: above average ability (e.g. in maths, thinking, language use) + highly focused task commitment + creativity (Renzulli & Reis, 1986 in Margrain, Murphy & Dean (2015, p.6) * Giftedness can be understood as possessing both extreme intensity / focus on specific...