Riverdale Teacher/Parent/Student TAG Referral Form
Please complete the Student characteristic Profile below, and then check off any additional characteristics demonstrated by this student in the classroom. Please provide comments and examples whenever possible; specific information is extremely helpful as the TAG Committee proceeds with the identification process.

Student Characteristic Profile

Use the scale below to estimate the student’s intellectual and academic ability as well as their creativity and motivation to learn:

1. Never
2. Seldom
3. Occasionally
4. Frequently
5. Almost Always
6. Always
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Student Name and Grade *
Person Filling out Form *
Interests: Intense (sometimes unusual) interests. Unusual or advanced interest in a topic or activity; self- starter; pursues an activity unceasingly, beyond the norm. *
Motivation: Evidence of relentless curiosity and desire to learn. Persistent in pursuing/completing self-selected tasks may be culturally influenced; evident in school or non-school activities. *
Inquiry: Questions, experiments, explores. Asks unusual questions for age; plays around with ideas; extensive exploratory behaviors directed towards eliciting information about materials, devices or situations. *
Insight: Quickly grasps new concepts and makes connections; senses deeper meanings. Exceptional ability to draw inferences; appears to be a good guesser; is keenly observant; heightened capacity for seeing unusual and diverse relationships; integration of ideas and disciplines. *
Humor: Conveys and picks up on humor well. Keen sense of humor that may be gentle or hostile; large accumulation of information about emotions; capacity for seeing unusual relationships; unusual emotional depth; openness to experiences; sensory awareness. *
Communication Skills: Highly expressive (with words, with numbers, with symbols). Unusual ability to communicate (verbally, nonverbally, physically, artistically, symbolically); uses particularly apt examples, illustrations, and elaborations. *
Memory: Large storehouse of information (on school or non-school topics). Needs only 1-2 repetitions for mastery; has a wealth of information about school or non-school topics; pays attention to details; manipulates information. *
Reasoning: Logical approaches to figuring out solutions. Ability to make generalizations and use metaphors and analogies; can think things through in a logical manner; critical thinker; ability to think things through and come up with a plausible answer. *
Problem-Solving: Effective (often inventive) strategies for recognizing and solving problems. Unusual ability to devise or adopt a systematic strategy for solving problems and to change the strategy if it’s not working; creates new designs; inventor. *
Imagination/Creativity: Produces many ideas. Highly original. Shows exceptional ingenuity in using everyday materials; is keenly observant; has wild, seemingly silly ideas, fluent and flexible producer of ideas; highly curious. *
Comments/Examples
READING/LA: Using/understanding advanced vocabulary *
READING/LA: Reading interest, fluency, and ability *
READING/LA: Reading more difficult books than peers *
READING/LA: Reading high level non-fiction *
READING/LA: Possessing a large storehouse of information about a variety of topics *
READING/LA: Recognizing author’s or speaker’s point of view, mood, or intentions *
READING/LA: Expressing him/herself through a variety of communicative skills *
READING/LA: Enjoying independent study and researching areas of interest *
READING/LA: Paying attention to details; elaborating *
READING/LA: Being a keen and alert observer; usually “seeing more” or “getting more” out of a story, film, etc. *
MATH: Learns math concepts quickly *
MATH: Organizes data to discover patterns or relationships *
MATH: Enjoys trying to solve difficult problems *
MATH: Solves problems intuitively (May not be able to explain why the solution is correct) *
MATH: Is interested in numbers and quantitative relationships; sees usefulness of application of mathematics *
MATH: Visualizes spatially, creates visual images of problems *
MATH: Needs little practice to master new math concepts *
MATH: Develops unique associations; uses original methods for solutions *
MATH: Recalls relevant information or concepts in solving problems *
MATH: Analyzes problems carefully: considers alternatives, not necessarily accepting first answer *
Use this checklist to indicate any additional qualities and behaviors ___________ exhibits in the classroom.
COMMENTS/EXAMPLES
In comparing this student to others in their grade/class, would you say they learn, in mathematics, at a: *
In comparing this student to others in their grade/class, would you say the learn, in language arts, at a: *
In comparing this student to others in their grade/class, would you say their level of knowledge in mathematics is: *
In comparing this student to others in their grade/class, would you say their level of knowledge is in language arts: *
Can this student perform “over and above your expectations when given the opportunity in mathematics: *
Can this student perform “over and above your expectations when given the opportunity in languages arts: *
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING: Pays attention *
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING: Organizes, plans and prioritizes at school *
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING: Starts tasks and stays focused on them until completion. *
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING: Self monitoring (keeps track of what they are doing) *
SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL: How do you feel this student is doing socially and emotionally? *
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