Human Development Case Study Exercise

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Case Study

A portrait of a young girl student

Denny and Marlie have an 8-year-old daughter named Tricia. Tricia appears to be quite bright. She began reading when she was in kindergarten, and her vocabulary is advanced for her age. Denny and Marlie wonder what they can do to promote Tricia’s intelligence and talents.

Visit the National Association for Gifted Children Web site: www.nagc.org , Opens in new window and also the Web site of the Child Development Institute: www.childdevelopmentinfo.com , Opens in new window (read the article entitled, “Resources for Parents of Gifted Children”).

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