Port Washington-Saukville School District

Collects things at random or with a creative pattern

Sensitive to patterns

Paints, sculpts, etc. not in prescribed ways

Experiments with color; chooses unconventional methods

Composes music and/or changes lyrics

Plays one of more instruments with proficiency

Will dramatize instead of verbalizing

Loves music and/or dance and likes to perform

Fascinated with statistics, almanacs, number systems, and language codes

Usually capable of conversing in standard English and another language

Invents systems

Invents solutions to problems and creates problems with no apparent solutions

Often will get the correct answer, but is unable to explain how they arrived at it

Has broader perspective about a problem

Translates unfamiliar abstraction to familiar and vice versa

Will hypothesize frequently

Received recognition in a special field

Keen sense of humor and sees humor

Is often forgetful, chaotic, and has no sense of time

Long attention span on one topic

Dedicated to a social cause

Performs academically and participates in 2-3 activities outside of school

  High vocabulary and high achievement in most areas

Organizes other and has ability to supervise younger children

Is a decision-maker and shows self assurance

Shows strength, balance, and coordination

Is often picked to play on a team with older children

Uses complicated tools with no training

Strong mechanically, but has no training in this area

Self-taught

Shows distinct difference between classroom scores and achievement tests

Critical of conventional behavior

Perfectionist