I have heard that there is a strong correlation between a teacher's verbal ability and their strength as a teacher -
Originally Posted by http://www.nctq.org/edschoolreports/national/standards/16Rationale.jsp
There is extensive research supporting higher admission standards, including 1)research spanning six decades showing a strong correlation of teacher "verbal ability"2 and student achievement (verbal ability being generally measured by the verbal SAT, ACT or other vocabulary tests)
(sorry I don't have a link to the actual research itself)

So no, we 'can't say' that high vocabulary means gifted in children, but we do know it makes a big difference in teachers. We can't say because who would fund a study of looking at 3 year old's vocabulary to predict future IQ score?

((shrugs))
Grinity

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