Gifted Children Online Assessment Tool Now Available
Parents gain the confidence to be strong advocates for their child's educational and emotional needs.
TalentIgniter announces the availability of their new online assessment tool, the Ruf Estimates™ of Levels of Gifted. For the first time, parents who want to make sure they’re choosing the best, most appropriate school environment for their children can, in the privacy of their own home, affordably discover this information while their children are still eager for the school experience.
“At TalentIgniter, our primary goal is educating parents of young children so they can make the best educational choices for their children from the very start. Parents gain the confidence to be strong advocates for their child’s educational and emotional needs,” says founder, Deborah Ruf, Ph.D. “Ascertaining the right educational fit ultimately ignites a child’s genius and creativity.”
What is the Ruf Estimates™ of Levels of Gifted Online Assessment?
- It is an online survey, filled out by parents, based on early behavioral milestones and interests.
- It provides an estimate of the child’s intellectual strengths and weaknesses, a specific estimate of the child’s IQ range and what this means, and detailed feedback and additional resources for this particular child.
- Feedback results are divided into 13 different estimated IQ and academic ability ranges that progress from [this child is] Average for his or her age group through bright, moderately gifted and the highest Levels that are described by Ruf’s 5 Levels of Gifted article.
- It is appropriate for any child six years and older whose parents have kept good records or have good memories for their child’s early milestones. In the case of children who are clearly exceptionally intellectually advanced, parents can complete the survey for a child as young as age three.
For further information on the details of the assessment tool and the research behind the Ruf Estimates™ please visit our FAQs page.
Customer Testimonial
We strongly believe that Dr. Ruf has given parents the key to the proverbial gifted door with Ruf Estimates™ of Levels of Gifted Assessment. This assessment is the perfect launching point for all parents who suspect that their child might be gifted. Not only does it clearly define an intellectual range compared to age peers, it provides the essential information for what to actually do with a child in that range. The tailored information, guidance and recommendations given are fundamental to making informed parenting and educational decisions for the gifted child.
-Kristin & Ryan Parker
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Dr. Deborah Ruf
Deborah Ruf, Ph.D., the founder of TalentIgniter, is an international authority on ability test (IQ) use and interpretation for children and adults who are beyond average—who don’t fit that comfortable middle range—in their schools and their lives. Dr. Ruf’s expertise and work are a result of her own experiences as an individual and parent of children who often found school less than satisfying, worthwhile, or comfortable. Her life’s mission now is to help others make choices that will not only maximize their potential but leave them feeling connected, happy and fulfilled.
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It may seem contradictory, yet many gifted children struggle academically. Some 33 to 50 percent of intellectually precocious children will fail at least once in their academic career. According to a 2003 study, a mere 40 percent of gifted children will complete an undergraduate degree or pursue graduate studies. The rest drop out.
... Another reason is the lack of interest that gifted children have at school because the curriculum doesn't meet their needs. The result is that they either become a disturbing force in the classroom or completely apathetic. “After years of a poorly adapted curriculum and of intellectual passivity, these children finish high school devoid of interest,” explains co-researcher Philippe Grenier-Vallée. “They struggle to organize their work and remain inattentive in the classroom.”