From the Playful to the Profound: What Metaphors Tell Us about Gifted Children.

Fraser, Deborah F. G.

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ERIC Number: EJ673068

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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From the Playful to the Profound: What Metaphors Tell Us about Gifted Children.

Fraser, Deborah F. G.

Roeper Review, v25 n4 p180-84 Sum 2003

A range of metaphors composed by gifted elementary children are presented and discussed in terms of what they indicate about their personal worlds, special talents, and emotional insights. The approach to creative writing described in the article also has the potential to assist with the identification of linguistic talent. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Emotional Development, Gifted, Metaphors, Psychological Characteristics, Teaching Methods, Writing Ability, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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