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The thesis focuses on the issue of the education of extremely gifted girls in the first grade of primary school. The aim of the work is to map the issue of educating particularly gifted girls from the perspective of teachers, parents, and the girls themselves. The main aim of theoretical part is to describe the characteristics of gifted girls and the most common problems based on a reserch of Czech and foreign literature. The major focus is set on the issue of gender stereotypes which may influence the self-image of gifted girls and their education process. In practical terms, the case reports several extremely gifted girls in the first grade of primary school from the point of view of individul grils as well as from the point of view of their parents. The practical part includes a discussion with the teachers to map their expectations and experience of educating the gifted girls. The results of the research confirmed the findings from the scientific literature. Girls do not tend to hide their talents if they are being educated in a stimulating conditions and their individual needs are respected. KEYWORDS education, giftedness, gifted girls, primary school, gender stereotypes, case study

At present, there is growing interest in the theme of giftedness and gifted children. Results of contemporary research prompt schools to implement big changes in attitudes and policies toward this group of students. The bachelor's thesis focuses on a specific topic in this area as it researches development of gifted girls in the age of adolescence. As the methodological background, the dissertation uses the form of case study. The main goal is to eximine how gifted girls perceive their giftedness, what it means for them and how they plan to use it in the future. Because of the age of the respondents (examined girls), I will focus on an issue of attaining personal identity and examine, how girls face their problems during maturing. Besides this I will deal with some phenomena that are considered as typical in gifted girls. The empirical part is based on interviews with the girls which allowed me to approach and understand their subjective perspective on their giftedness.