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5 Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational
Options
- Deborah L. Ruf


Using gifted children as examples, Ruf illustrates five new
levels of giftedness, which parents may be able to estimate in their child by
comparing developmental milestones...



Academic Acceleration, Knowing Your
  Options
previously published by Johns Hopkins IAAY publications



A concise summary of research on academic acceleration, including
answers to the common questions of social emotional adjustment, self-esteem, and
more. Now out of print, use interlibrary loan to locate a copy



Academic Acceleration of Gifted
  Children

edited by Southern and Jones


A comprehensive textbook on acceleration, with chapters on early
acceptance to kindergarten or to college, affective development of acceleration
of gifted students, identification of good candidates. Also available from
Amazon.co.uk
 




Academic Competitions for Gifted Students: A
Resource Book for Teachers and Parents
by Mary Tallent-Runnels and Ann Candler-Lotven



Lists available competitions, with focus on academics,
characteristics of good competitions, and useful tips on selecting the right
competitions make it unique and valuable. In addition, helps parents and
teachers minimize problems and maximize benefits of academic competitions for
gifted learners...


Acceleration for Gifted Learners,
K-5

by Joan Franklin Smutny, Sally Y. Walker, Elizabeth A.
Meckstroth


Practical guide corrects misunderstandings of acceleration and
provides the tools necessary to effectively determine the most appropriate
learning options for gifted students. Through real-life stories, authors dispel
common myths about acceleration and describe what it is, what forms it takes,
and what it can do for gifted learners—intellectually, socially, and
emotionally. Includes instructional strategies for implementation in various
school settings...



Accidental Genius by Kevin and Cassidy Kearney


Life with profoundly gifted children, experiences in dealing with
school systems, and what happens to gifted girls




Adventures and Challenges: Real Life Stories by
Girls and Young Women
by Frances A. Karnes and Suzanne M. Bean



Stories of girls and young women who have pursued their quests
for adventure and exemplified positive risk taking in both the mental and
physical domains



And Still We Rise: The Trials and Triumphs of
Twelve Gifted Inner-city High School Students
by Miles Corwin


As LA Times reporter Miles Corwin chronicles in this troubling
yet uplifting book, the ills of the inner city have not completely defeated Toni
Little's advanced-placement students at Crenshaw High School, with whom Corwin
spent the 1996-1997 academic year as a silent observer...




And the skylark sings with
me
by David H. Albert


Adventures in Homeschooling and Community-Based Education. This
account of the nurturing of child genius is a superb model of what all parents
can do to bring forth the best in their children...




Annemarie Roeper: Selected Writings and
Speeches
by Annemarie Roeper, Linda Kreger Silverman



Excellent book, including Parenting the Gifted, Issues in gifted
child education, and more



Assessment of Children WISC-IV and WPPSI-III
Supplement
by Jerome M. Sattler and Ron Dumont



Full of helpful administrative and interpretive tips, it is a
must-have reference for students and clinicians involved in intelligence
testing...



Barefoot Irreverence by James R. Delisle (Also available from Amazon)


Always diverse in the breadth of his topics, but consistent in
his philosophical outlook, Delisle tackles such crucial issues as standardized
testing, differentiation, the theory of Multiple Intelligences, the social and
emotional lives of gifted children, character education, and the portrayal of
gifted children in the media...



Becoming a Master
Student
by David B. Ellis


A great book for students of all skill levels and ages. Filled
with brief 'articles' describing techniques that can help with everything from
having your study area designed correctly for you, to basics in note taking and
preparing for exams


Being Gifted in School: An Introduction to
Development, Guidance, And Teaching

by Laurence J. Coleman& Tracy L. Cross (or from
Amazon)


For educators, includes definitions and models of giftedness;
identification of the gifted; teaching methods and best practices; creativity;
counseling and guidance; administrative arrangements; and program prototypes and
evaluation...




Being
Smart about Gifted Education: A Guidebook for Educators and
Parents

by Dona J. Matthews and Joanne F. Foster



Practical strategies for the education of exceptionally high
ability (a.k.a. gifted) children. After addressing all the questions, debates
and arguments about nature vs. nurture, elitism, testing, creativity, and
more... all that's left is to serve the child's educational needs! Also
available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca
 




Better IEP Meetings by Cynthia Herr and Barbara Bateman



The definitive guide to understanding and writing IEPs. It
presents a powerful, three-step process that focuses on the individual student
and avoids the all too common routinized approach to program development.
[Although written for Special Education students, many states include gifted
under special education and/or provide IEPs for gifted students... this is a
great reference for all.]



Beyond Ritalin: Facts About Medication and Other
Strategies for Helping Children, Adolescents, and Adults With Attention Deficit
Disorders
by Garber, Garber and Spizman



For everyone concerned with ADHD, for those wary of medication,
for those who want to know more about Ritalin...




Bright, Talented, and Black: A Guide for Families
of African American Gifted Learners
by Joy Lawson Davis



What does it really mean to be gifted and African American in the
U.S. today? What do parents and teachers of gifted black students need to know
to help students explore their potential, thrive in school and life. Easy to
read, full of great insight for every reader, regardless of race...




Bringing Out the Best: A Resource Guide for
Parents of Young Gifted Children
by Jacquelyn Saunders


A good mix of research-based conclusions and anecdotal stories of
how children, parents, educators and society at large deal with giftedness




Bright Minds, Poor Grades: Understanding and
Motivating Your Underachieving Child
by Michael D. Whitley


For any parent who has ever been told, "your child isn't
performing up to his or her potential," this book has the answer, a proven
ten-step program to motivate underachieving children




A Case of Brilliance by Rebecca Lange Hein


One family's story of raising musically and academically gifted
children... a fascinating read! Visit the author's site for a sample chapter and more



Challenge Math For the Elementary and Middle
School Student

by Edward Zaccaro


"Math is often taught as all scales and no music. This book
contains the music!" I couldn't have said it better myself - tons of fun
problems... Also available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca






Primary Grade Challenge
Math
- for the younger elementary student.
 



Real World Algebra: Understanding the Power of
Mathematics
by Edward Zaccaro
 



The Ten Things All Future Mathematicians and
Scientists Must Know (But are Rarely Taught)
by Edward Zaccaro



Children Above 180 IQ, Stanford Binet: Origins
and Development 180 IQ, Stanford Binet: Origins and
Development
by Leta S. Hollingworth


This classic work offers a penetrating examination and analysis
of the characteristics and growth patterns of twelve children who scored at the
genius level in intelligence testing...



The Children on the Hill: The Story of an
Extraordinary Family
by Michael Deakin


Hard to find but worth looking for, a story of the family of four
children and their education and accomplishments



Classroom Identification of Visual-Spatial
Learners: Differentiation Strategies For Creating a Successful
  Classroom

by Alexandra Shires Golon


Includes strategies for preparing students for timed tests,
developing handwriting skills, teaching spelling, getting students organized,
and more...



The Cluster
Grouping Handbook: How to Challenge Gifted Students and Improve Achievement for
All

by Susan Winebrenner and Dina Brulles



In today’s standards-driven era, how can teachers motivate and
challenge gifted learners and ensure that all students reach their potential?
This book provides a compelling answer: the Schoolwide Cluster Grouping Model
(SCGM). Find a wealth of teacher-tested classroom strategies along with detailed
information on identifying students for clusters, gaining support

from parents, and providing ongoing professional development.
Special attention toward empowering gifted English language learners. CD-ROM
features all of the reproducible forms plus a PowerPoint presentation...



College is Yours in 600 Words or Less: The Roeper
School College Handbook

by Patrick O'Connor



A quick but complete guide that leads you through the maze of
college selection with the simple, revolutionary idea that students already have
great lives-- what they now need is a college where they can live that great
life, and learn more about themselves and the world...



College Planning for Gifted Students: Choosing
And Getting into the Right College

by Sandra L. Berger


Everything you need to know and do, starting in 7th and stepping
right through 12th grade, to plan for college for your gifted student. Why don't
the school counselors tell us this?! Timelines, checklists, and more



Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will
Change the Way You Think About Colleges

by Loren Pope


Thinking about college? Looking for the 'right' college for
yourself, or your child? This book is for you!




The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your
Special Ed. Child
by Lawrence M. Siegel


The book is written with the lay person in mind in a clear and
concise manner. The whole IEP process is spelled out in easy to follow steps
that gently glides one through the process


Comprehensive Curriculum For Gifted
  Learners

by Joyce VanTassel-Baska


Most comprehensive and most practical text on the theory and
practical considerations involved in helping gifted students
excel.



Content Based Curriculum for High Ability
Learners
by Joyce VanTassel-Baska and Catherine Little



Written by recognized gifted curriculum leader VanTassel-Baska
and her associates at the Center for Gifted Education at the College of William
and Mary, this award-winning service publication of the National Association for
Gifted Children
illustrates award-winning curriculum units in language arts,
social studies and science.


Cool Colleges: For the Hyper-Intelligent,
Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain
Different

by Donald Asher


Thinking about college? Looking for the 'right' college for
yourself, or your child? This book is for you.



Competitions for Talented Kids: Win Scholarships,
Big Prize Money, And Recognition
by Frances A. Karnes and Tracy L. Riley



Comprehensive up-to-date listing of national competitions
available for students.



Counseling the Gifted and
Talented

by Linda Kreger Silverman


A great resource for understanding the many and complex needs of
gifted children.



Counseling Gifted and Talented Children: A Guide
for Teachers, Counselors, and Parents

by Roberta M. Milgram


Gives counselors, classroom teachers, gifted education
specialists, and parents an understanding of the academic and social-personal
needs of gifted and talented students, awareness of ways that they themselves
may help these children, and an introduction to the available guidance
strategies and materials... Also available from Amazon.co.uk
 
and Amazon.ca
 




Cradles of Eminence: Childhoods of More Than 700
Famous Men and Women
by Victor Goertzel, Mildred Goertzel, Ted Goertzel, and Ariel
Hansen


The 1964 provocative classic by Victor and Mildred Goertzel is
printed here in its entirely, plus updated for the 21st Century. Do prominent
individuals share common childhood experiences? What factors in childhood
contribute to a prolific adulthood? Among the fascinating similarities of these
eminent personalities are that most: * grew up in homes with a strong love of
learning; * had strong, opinionated, pushy parents; * grew up feeling different
from others...


Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted
Education: What the Research Says


by National Association for Gifted
Children
, edited by Jonathan A. Plucker& Carolyn M. Callahan, a
service publications of the National Association for Gifted
Children



The definitive reference book for those searching for a summary
and evaluation of the literature on giftedness and gifted education. Topics
include Neural Bases of Giftedness, Early Childhood and Identification, Academic
Competitions and Creativity, Writing, Science, Social Studies and Mathematics,
and nearly 40 others; each evaluation is written by the leading researchers in
the specific
field. Only the Homeschooling topic seems ill-reported...




The Critical Issues in Equity and Excellence in
Gifted Education Series
by Joyce VanTassel-Baska, a service publications of the
National Association for Gifted Children



Multi-volume collection, written with the busy classroom teacher
in mind. Great topics, with ready-to-implement solutions from respected
professionals...










Alternative Assessments with Gifted  and Talented
Students









Patterns and Profiles of Promising  Learners From
Poverty









Serving Gifted Learners Beyond the  Traditional
Classroom: A Guide to Alternative Programs and
Service









Social-Emotional Curriculum With  Gifted and
Talented Students
with Tracy Cross and F.  Richard
Olenchak



Creative Home Schooling: A Resource Guide for
Smart Families

by Lisa Rivero


This terrific book is for homeschooling parents and more - there
is information for schooling parents, school teachers, gifted teachers, and
more, on gifted children, learning styles, internet resources, and so much more!



Crossover Children: A Sourcebook for Helping
Children Who Are Gifted and Learning Disabled
by Marlene Bireley


Gifted LD kids need to work from their strengths!




Developing
Math Talent: A Guide for Educating Gifted and Advanced Learners in
Math

by Susan Assouline and Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik (or from
Amazon)


Educators (and parents) guide to educating the math-gifted
child... Also available from Amazon.co.uk
 
and Amazon.ca
 



Different Minds: Gifted Children With AD/HD,
Asperger Syndrome, and other Learning Deficits

by Deirdre V. Lovecky


Recognizing the different levels and kinds of giftedness, Lovecky
provides insight into the challenges and benefits specific to gifted children
with various learning difficulties. Guides parents and professionals through
diagnosis and advises on how best to nurture individual needs, positive behavior
and relationships at home and at school... Also available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca
 



The Difficult Child: Expanded and Revised
Edition
by Stanley Turecki


Parents and teachers often label children as "difficult" but this
can mean such a variety of things. This book includes excellent descriptors of
behaviors and traits...


Diverse Populations of Gifted Children: Meeting
Their Needs in the Regular Classroom and Beyond
by Starr Cline and Diane Schwartz



Written to help classroom teachers identify and plan for gifted
children from special populations, including children with disabilities,
minorities, the learning disabled, preschoolers, the exceptionally gifted,
gifted females and underachievers


Dreamers, Discoverers and Dynamos : How to Help
the Child Who Is Bright, Bored and Having Problems in School (was: The Edison
Trait)
by Lucy Jo Palladino


Edison Trait kids have the qualities that make innovative
leaders, inventors, explorers, yet they often have a hard time in school where
their personality traits may be seen as weak or negative



Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping
With Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through
Adulthood
by Edward Hallowell and John Ratey



Answers to Distraction by Edward Hallowell and John Ratey



Driven to Distraction reveals why millions of adults and children
are chronic underachievers, caught up in persistent problems in school, at work,
and at home. Answers To Distraction provides practical solutions to the dilemmas
of ADD


Early Gifts: Recognizing and Nurturing Children's
Talents
by Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Lisa Limburg-Weber, Steven Pfeiffer
  (or from Amazon)


advice and guidance for parents on how to recognize and nurture
talent in preschool and elementary school-aged children...




Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping
Kids Cope With Explosive Feelings

Christine Fonseca (or fromAmazon)


Easy-to-read, using real-world examples through case studies and
role-plays that show parents and teachers how to interact with gifted children
in a way that teaches them how to recognize, monitor, and adjust their behavior.
Worksheets, tip sheets, and checklists are included to help parents, teachers,
and the students themselves learn to cope with the explosive feelings that often
accompany giftedness. Specific strategies for stress management,
underperformance in school, perfectionism, and social anxiety make this a
must-read for anyone wishing to make a positive lasting impact on the lives of
gifted children.


Empowering Gifted Minds: Educational Advocacy
That Works

by Barbara Gilman


Empowering Gifted Minds discusses the many questions parents ask
(or should ask!) in the years after learning their child is gifted, offering
answers, ideas, and sometimes, more questions to ask. See my detailed review on
Amazon.



Empowering Underachievers: New Strategies to
Guide Kids (8-18) to Personal Excellence
by Peter A. Spevak and Maryann Karinch



...equips parents and teachers with the information and processes
they need to engage underachievers in a transformation to become self-motivated,
responsible and happy individuals



Enjoy Your Gifted
Child
by Carol Addison Takacs


Includes topics such as role models and social skills...




The Essential Guide to Talking With Gifted Teens:
Ready-to-use Discussions About Identity, Stress, Relationships, and
More

by Jean Sunde Peterson


Gifted teens have concerns, some like any other teen, and some
unique to their giftedness, on topics including identity, perfectionism,
relationships, stressors, and more. This guide offers 50 ready-to-use discussion
topics and materials; it's introduction gives detailed information on how ot use
the book, and how to facilitate large or small group discussions with gifted
teens. I wish my teens had access to such a comprehensive discussion series!




Essential Readings in Gifted
Education



12 volume collection of seminal articles from Gifted Child
Quarterly, with the knowledge and power of more than 25 years of research on
giftedness and talent. Or purchase separately.






Definitions and Conceptions of 
Giftedness
by Robert J. Sternberg and Sally M.
Reis




Identification of Students for  Gifted and
Talented Programs
by Joseph S. Renzulli and Sally  M.
Reis




Grouping and Acceleration Practices  in Gifted
Education
by Linda E. Brody and Sally M.
Reis




Curriculum for Gifted and Talented 
Students
by Joyce VanTassel-Baska and Sally M.
Reis




Differentiation for Gifted and  Talented
Students
by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Sally M.
Reis




Culturally Diverse and Underserved  Populations
of Gifted Students
by Alexinia Y. Baldwin and  Sally M.
Reis




Twice-Exceptional and Special  Populations of
Gifted Students
by Susan Baum and Sally M.
Reis




Social/Emotional Issues,  Underachievement, and
Counseling of Gifted and Talented Students
by Sidney M. Moon and  Sally M.
Reis




Artistically and Musically Talented 
Students
by Enid Zimmerman and Sally M.
Reis




Creativity and
Giftedness
by Donald J. Treffinger  and Sally M.
Reis




Program Evaluation in Gifted 
Education
by Carolyn M. Callahan and Sally M.
Reis




Public Policy in Gifted
Education
by James J. Gallagher  and Sally M.
Reis



Excellence in Educating Gifted & Talented
Learners
by Joyce VanTassel-Baska, et. el.



Characteristics and needs of the gifted, combined with grouping,
acceleration, and a comprehensive model of program development, with special
attention given to the study of math, science, social studies and the
humanities... (out of print)






Exceptionally Gifted
Children

by Miraca Gross


If you have an exceptionally gifted child, Read This Book! A
fascinating study of a small group of exceptionally gifted (IQ>160) children,
Gross follows these children over 20 years, and includes extensive details about
  their interests, family background, progress through school, and social and
  emotional as well as academic status. Gross shows that when these children are
  not allowed to learn at an appropriate pace and level it places them at serious
  risk



The Explosive Child: A New Approach for
Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible
  Children
by Ross W. Greene


Not ADHD, not ODD, but... explosive. Whether at home, school, or
both, this book gives great insight and good advice into these often frustrating
children...



A Forgotten Voice: A Biography of Leta Stetter
Hollingworth
by Anne Klein


Dr. Klein has woven the threads of Leta Hollingworth's life and
the strands of educational philosophy (both past and present) into a cloak well
worth the trying on...



Failing at Fairness: How Our Schools Cheat
Girls
by Myra and David Sadker


Provides shocking evidence of the gender bias that prevents girls
from receiving the same education as boys



Freeing Our Families From
  Perfectionism
by Tom Greenspon


Perfectionism is not about doing our best. It's not about the
struggle for excellence, or the healthy striving for high goals. Perfectionism
is about believing that if we can just do something perfectly, other people will
love and accept us-and if we can't, we'll never be good enough. Perfectionism is
a burden that takes a heavy toll...






Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest
Young Minds

by Jan and Bob Davidson, with Laura Vanderkam



The Davidsons offer an absorbing look at how our nation is
neglecting children of exceptional intelligence. They make a compelling case for
re-approaching giftedness as a potential disability (to give more attention to
gifted kids) and an even stronger argument for parents, teachers and citizens to
consider the potential loss to American society in the costliest imaginable
terms. For excerpts and review, visit Genius Denied. Also available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca
 




Genius in Residence by Audrey Grost


Out of print, but well worth locating. The story of an
exceptionally gifted boy, as told by his mother




The Gifted Adult: A Revolutionary Guide for
Liberating Everyday Genius
by Mary-Elaine Jacobsen


Are you relentlessly curious and creative, always willing to rock
the boat in order to get things done... extremely energetic and focused, yet
constantly switching gears... intensely sensitive, able to intuit subtly charged
situations and decipher others' feelings... a truth-teller who pushes toward
perfection, driven by a sense of personal mission?




Gifted Children and the Law: Mediation, Due
Process and Court Cases
by Frances Karnes and Ronald Marquardt



Reports and synthesizes the results of all reported legal actions
concerning education of gifted and talented children. Since there is no federal
mandate, the legal conflicts have been settled at the state or local level




Gifted Children and Legal Issues in Education:
Parents' Stories of Hope
by Frances Karnes and Ronald Marquardt



Parents of gifted children describe their searches for
appropriate educational options along with their creative solutions, from early
school admission to early high school graduation and awarding of credits




Gifted Children and Legal Issues: An
  Update
by Frances Karnes and Ronald Marquardt



Since Gifted Children and the Law, many new court cases and
administrative rulings have been reported; issues covered include advanced
placement concerns, home-schooling problems, personal injury, civil rights,
mediation, and due process



Gifted Children At
Home
by Janice Baker, Kathleen Julicher and Maggie Hogan



Written by home school moms for teaching gifted students at home
(excellent resource, slight Christian flavor, but could easily be substituted as
any faith / belief)



Gifted Children: Myths and
Realities
by Ellen Winner


Myths and misconceptions about gifted children abound and cloud
our understanding...



Gifted Child Today
Readers
edited by Susan K. Johnsen and James Kendrick



6 volume collection brings together the best articles published
in Gifted Child Today, the nation's most popular gifted education journal. Each book
is filled with exciting and practical classroom ideas, useful summaries of
research findings, discussions of identification and classroom management, and
informed opinions about educating gifted kids...







Language Arts for Gifted
Students





Math Education for Gifted Students





Science Education for Gifted 
Students





Teaching and Counseling Gifted Girls 





Teaching Gifted Students With  Disabilities





Teaching Strategies in Gifted 
Education




Gifted Grownups: The Mixed Blessings of
Extraordinary Potential

by Marylou Kelly Streznewski


Examine old and new research on the nature of intelligence and
other gifts and explore ways gifted people hide their talents; includes
interviews with a highly diverse collection of 100 gifted adults. An excellent
book for every gifted adult, or adult with gifted children... Also available
from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca
 




Gifted Is Not a Dirty Word: Thoughts about being
bright in an average world
by Nancy Alvarado Stone


"A lot of the facts presented in books on gifted children are
controversial..." And that makes this an even more important book to read!
Living the life, and walking the walk, with parents of the gifted, and gifted
adults. Many of the same questions asked on Hoagies' Page: Snappy Come-backs,
What do you tell the kids?, and more (purchase direct from publisher at
danielstone@cox.net)




The Gifted
Kids Survival Guide (For Ages 10 and Under)

by Judy



The Gifted Kids Survival Guide: A Teen
  Handbook

by Judy Galbraith and Jim Delisle




 


The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids:
How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted
Child

by Sally Yahnke Walker


The ultimate guides to surviving and thriving in a world that
doesn't always value, support, or understand high ability...




Giftedness, Conflict and
  Underachievement

by Joanne Rand Whitmore


Though out of print, this text's research is included in every
book and research paper concerning twice exceptional and underachieving gifted
populations that has followed. A must have...



Gifted Parent Groups: The SENG
Model
by James T. Webb & Arlene Devries



A great guide for running a gifted parenting group, with week by
week topics, guidelines for facilitators, and
more...



Good Friends Are Hard to Find: Help Your Child
Find, Make, and Keep Friends
by Fred Frankel
and Barry Wetmore


A step by step guide to 'what's age appropriate' for play, and
how parents can make rules for kids to keep them moving in the direction of
making and keeping friends. Good for shy kids and kids who seem to not get those
unwritten social rules, or kids who have to deal with agemates that seem alien
to them. Read theDavidson Institute
review
...



Grandparents' Guide To Gifted
Children
by James T. Webb, Janet L. Gore and Frances A. Karnes



Grandparents, with their greater life experience, will often
realize—even before the parents—that a child is gifted, and that the child will
need additional emotional and intellectual sustenance...




Growing Up Gifted: Developing the Potential of
Children at Home and at School
by Barbara Clark


Offers interesting, information-packed introduction to the
characteristics of the gifted and talented children




Guiding Advanced Readers in Middle
  School
by Teresa Masiello


Teachers, here's your differentiation guide for middle school
readers. Challenge and inspire the gifted middle school student, plus
reproducibles on literature circles, tiered activities, graphic organizers, and
higher-level thinking discussion questions


Guiding the Gifted Child: A Practical Source for
Parents and Teachers

by James T. Webb, Elizabeth A. Meckstroth, Stephanie S. Tolan



Considered the classic text of this field.




Guiding the Social and Emotional Development of
Gifted Youth: A Practical Guide for Educators and
Counselors
by James R. Delisle


Social and emotional issues of the gifted child discussed... (out
of print)






Handbook of Gifted
Education
by Nicholas Colangelo and Gary A. Davis, editors



This book is a must-have for teachers, administrators and parents
of the gifted. The diversity of articles includes all the hot topics of gifted
education written by some of the best known experts in the field. This book is
especially good for the serious reader who has some background in gifted.





The Handbook of Secondary Gifted
  Education

by Felicia A. Dixon and Sidney Moon



An in-depth, research-based look at ways schools and classrooms
can support the development of gifted adolescents. Each chapter is written by
leading scholars and researchers in the field, including Nicholas Colangelo,
Susan Assouline, Sally Reis, Donna Ford, Joyce VanTassel-Baska, Carolyn
Callahan, more...



Helping Gifted Children Soar: A Practical Guide
for Parents and Teachers
by Carol Ann Strip


This user friendly guidebook educates parents and teachers about
important gifted issues, an ideal resource for the beginner to seasoned veteran
in educating gifted children



High IQ Kids: Collected Insights, Information,
and Personal Stories from the Experts

edited by Kiesa Kay, Deborah Robson, Judy Fort Brenneman



Profoundly gifted kids often get the least help in school. It’s
assumed they’re smart enough to succeed on their own, plus teachers (and
parents) feel out of their depth with these unique kids. A blend of personal
stories and practical strategies, scholarly articles and entertaining essays
from a community of voices—parents, educators, authors, researchers, and other
experts—this book addresses the joys and challenges of raising and teaching...





High-Tech
Teaching Success! A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Innovative Technology in Your
Classroom

edited by Kevin D. Besnoy and Lane W. Clarke (or from
Amazon)


Gives classroom teachers advice from technology education experts
on how the latest tools and software can be implemented into lesson plans to
create differentiated, exciting curriculum for all learners. Focused on
implementing technology in the four core areas of learning — math, science,
language arts, and social studies...



The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children
Thrive When the World Overwhelms Them
by Elaine Aron


Highly sensitive children (HSCs) are born deeply reflective,
sensitive to the subtle, and easily overwhelmed. These qualities can make for
smart, conscientious, creative children, but with the wrong parenting or
schooling, they can become unusually shy or timid, or begin acting out. HSCs are
often mislabeled as overly inhibited, fearful, or “fussy,” or classified as
“problem children” (and in some cases, misdiagnosed with disorders such as
ADD)...



The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When
the World Overwhelms You
by Elaine N. Aron


Are you easily overwhelmed by stimuli? Affected by other people's
moods? Easily startled? Do you need to withdraw during busy times to a private,
quiet place? This book helps HSPs (Highly Sensitive Persons) to understand
themselves and their sensitive trait and its impact on personal history, career,
  relationships, and inner life...



How the Gifted Brain
Learns
by David Sousa


Dispelling the myths about the nature of giftedness with credible
research, Sousa provides a greater understanding of the idiosyncrasies of gifted
children, and the implications for teaching and parenting them...




How to Handle a Hard-To-Handle Kid: A Parent's
Guide to Understanding and Changing Problem Behaviors
by C. Drew Edwards


Writing with authority and compassion, Edwards explains why some
children are especially challenging, for reasons from ADHD to profoundly gifted,
then spells out clear, specific strategies parents can use to address and
correct problem behaviors with firmness and love




The "I" of the Beholder: A Guided Journey to the
Essence of a Child
by Annemarie Roeper


"...takes us on a universal journey of self-discovery, and you
crave more of her wisdom and insights... If every gifted educator and parent
read this book, the lives of gifted children would be happier, healthier, and
more whole." -- Jim Delisle



If I'm So Successful Why Do I Feel Like a Fake:
The Impostor Phenomenon
by Joan C. Harvey and Cynthia Katz



(Out of print, available used) When people advance too quickly
they can be lauded too extravagantly thereby creating a gap between how others
see them and how they see themselves



In the Eyes of the Beholder: Critical Issues for
Diversity in Gifted Education
edited by Diane Boothe and Julian C. Stanley (or from
Amazon)


How does gifted education serve special populations, including a
variety of culturally diverse populations? How does education deal with these
children today, and how can we improve their education? How do gender and/or
  socio-economic diversity affect gifted education?




In the Mind's Eye: Visual Thinkers, Gifted People
With Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties, Computer Images and the Ironies
of Creativity

by Thomas G. West


This book has strong implications for anyone who has ever
considered autism, dyslexia, or learning difficulties to be horrible things that
must be stamped out. It shows that the apparent "weakness" and "lack of ability"
in some areas can really be an aspect of a major (but often unrecognized) area
of strength.
 



Infinity and Zebra Stripes: Life with Gifted
Children
by Wendy Skinner


This book offers sage words for beginning parents and seasoned
insights for those more experienced, including teachers. Skinner's unvarnished
chronicle of life with 2 gifted children strikes just the right balance. More
importantly, this rewarding little book highlights the responsibility of parents
to reach out for information, stay aware of the bigger picture, and not leave
the development of gifted children to chance...



Intelligent Life in the Classroom: Smart Kids
& Their Teachers

by Karen Isaacson & Tamara Fisher



Written to assist teachers in their journey teaching gifted
children, Isaacson and Fisher combine humor and insight to offer teachers tons
of ideas on dealing with gifted children's' curiosity, intensity, asynchrony,
sense of humor, creative and divergent thinking, and
many more traits...


Iowa Acceleration Scale Manual; A Guide for
Whole-Grade Acceleration
(Amazon or Barnes & Noble)
by Susan G. Assouline, Nicholas Colangelo, Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik,
Jonathan Lipscomb, Leslie Forstadt


For schools or parents, the Iowa Acceleration Scale provides a
systematic and thorough approach to considering and implementing academic
acceleration for gifted and talented students in grades K-8; read
Hoagies' detailed
review
. Also available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca
 




Is This Your Child?: Discovering and Treating
Unrecognized Allergies
by Doris J. Rapp


Details the physical and environmental factors that can
contribute to our kids' behavior, including food, chemical sensitivities and
'sick building' syndrome



Is Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive?
Impulsive? Distractible?: Helping the Add/Hyperactive
Child
by Stephen W. Garber, Marianne Garber and Robyn Freedman Spizman



How to work with ADD/hyperactive children to help them build
control, offering advice on diet, medication, coping with professionals,
available resources, and programs to enhance attention span




Jane and Johnny Love Math: Recognizing and
Encouraging Mathematical Talent in Elementary
Students



A guidebook for educators and parents of young math 'whizzes'







Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles: Winning for a
Lifetime
by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka


Concise, practical and humorous guide to getting of this vicious
circle!



Living With Intensity: Understanding the
Sensitivity, Excitability, and the Emotional Development of Gifted Children,
Adolescents, and Adults

by Susan Daniels & Michael M. Piechowski



Do you know an intense gifted child? You must read this book! An
easy-to-read volume for parents, teachers, psychologists, everyone
dealing with the gifted child, that explains the inexplicable, and guides us all
in guiding the growth and development of our gifted children...




Living With the Active Alert Child:
  Groundbreaking Strategies for Parents
by Linda S. Budd


For anyone who is confused, frustrated, and sometimes pushed to
the limit by the seemingly uncontrollable behavior of their bright, lovable
child




A Love for
Learning: Motivation and the Gifted Child

by edited by Jonathan A. Plucker and Carolyn M. Callahan



Gifted children are susceptible to many de-motivating factors,
which can lead to depression and academic underachievement. Learn concepts and
techniques to counteract those factors, allowing a child's motivation to
skyrocket...



The Many Faces of Giftedness: Lifting the
Mask
by Alexinia Y. Baldwin


Many children fail to get an appropriate education because of a
preoccupation with ethnicity or a disability that leaves their intellectual
strengths neglected...



"Mellow out" They Say. If I Only Could:
Intensities and Sensitivities of the Young and Bright
by Michael M. Piechowski (also visit Piechowski's site
"Mellow out" They
Say...



“The purpose of this book is to give voice to the emotional life
of bright young people, to show how their intensities and sensitivities make
them more alive, more creative, and more in love with the world and its wonders”
(Chapter 1)



Mentorship: The Essential Guide for Schools and
Business
by Jill M. Reilly


This book describes a highly successful mentorship program in
'how to' terms that are easily applied and adaptable to a variety of
situations." James T. Webb, Ph.D., Co-Director, SENG





Methods And
Materials For Teaching The Gifted
by Frances A. Karnes& Suzanne M. Bean



Comprehensive textbook introduction to gifted education
curriculum planning, instructional unit design, evaluation, and teaching
methods. Chapters include differentiated curricular design, process skills
development, instructional practices. Expands upon earlier editions with new
chapters and fully updated information and research...




Misdiagnosis
And Dual Diagnoses Of Gifted Children And Adults: ADHD, Bipolar, OCD,
Asperger's, Depression, And Other Disorders

by James T. Webb, Edward R. Amend, Nadia E. Webb, Jean Goerss,
Paul Beljan, F. Richard Olenchak, and Sharon Lind



Physicians, psychologist, and counselors are unaware of
characteristics of gifted children and adults that mimic pathological diagnoses.
Six nationally prominent health care professionals describe ways parents and
professionals can distinguish between gifted behaviors and pathological
behaviors.



 



The Mislabeled
Child: How Understanding Your Child's Unique Learning Style Can Open the Door to
Success

by Brock Eide and Fernette Eide



Misapplied labels can be devastating; properly diagnosed labels
can change a child's life. The Eides can help professionals and parents alike,
to find the proper labels, as well as learning tools, exercises, and therapies
that help children with similar labels. Each chapter covers a unique learning
challenge: Visual Problems, Attention Problems, Autism and Autism-like
Disorders, and more...



Models of Counseling Gifted Children,
  Adolescents, and Young Adults

by Sal Mendaglio & Jean Sunde Peterson (or from
Amazon)


Designed to help interested professionals conduct effective
counseling with highly able clients, with literature review, techniques, and
case studies for each technique...




A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back
  America’s Brightest Students

The Templeton National Report on Acceleration (free, download
from this link!)


Acceleration is a powerful educational ally, but it’s a strategy
that requires participation of parents as well as sensitivity to individual
needs and circumstances. For that reason, this report is designed not only to
persuade readers of the value of acceleration, but also to help schools
administer acceleration programs effectively...




Nature's Gambit: Child Prodigies and the
Development of Human Potential
by David Henry Feldman


Intensive, well-written case studies of the childhood development
of 6 male child prodigies. It has much to say about prodigies, talent,
intellectual giftedness, the family crucible, and the problems faced by these
children in conventional schools



The New RtI: Response to
Intelligence

by Penny Choice and Sally Walker



Will the RtI movement leave Gifted students behind . . . again?
The New RtI provides academic challenge and social/emotional support to children
of high potential. The authors turn the original RtI model on its side, create a
mirror image, and place Tier 2 and Tier 3 students on a continuum, finally
providing for ALL students in the classroom including gifted students.
..



The OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome: Advice,
Support, Insight, and Inspiration
by Patricia Romanowski Bashe and Barbara L. Kirby



Delves into the shady, often misunderstood world of pervasive
developmental disorders, of which perhaps the most well-known is autism, with
clarity, warmth and amazing depth, focusing on Asperger Syndrome (AS). The
authors present unfamiliar terms and jargon with full explanations




Once Upon a Mind: Stories and Scholars of Gifted
Child Education
by James Delisle


Introduces the research and practice of gifted child education,
as well as the individuals who represent current and historical thinking in the
discipline, with a strong emphasis on the social and emotional aspects of
giftedness



On the Social
and Emotional Lives of Gifted Children
by Tracy Cross (or from Amazon)


A compilation of Tracy Cross' columns from Gifted Child Today in a single book... what we know, and what we don't know about
the social and emotional issues facing gifted children. Revised and updated
version is even more comprehensive, for parents and educators...



The Out-Of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping
With Sensory Integration Dysfunction

by Carol Stock Kranowitz


Do you know a child who plays too rough, is uncoordinated, hates
being touched, is ultra-sensitive (or unusually insensitive) to noise or
sensations of heat and cold? Also available from Amazon.co.uk
 
and Amazon.ca
 




Parenting
Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy, and Successful
Kids

by James R. Delisle (or from Amazon)


Provides a humorous, engaging and encouraging look at raising
gifted children today. Offers practical, down-to-earth advice that will cause
parents to reexamine the ways they perceive and relate to their children...



Parenting
  Successful Children
a video/DVD by Jim Webb



Over two dozen key strategies for parents to enhance family
relationships... Several other video/DVD titles are available: Do Gifted Children Need Special
Help?
and Is My Child Gifted? also by Jim Webb


Parenting With Love and Logic: Teaching Children
Responsibility

by Jim Fay and Foster W. Cline
Also available on
cassette


Parenting Teens With Love & Logic: Preparing
Adolescents for Responsible Adulthood
Also available on cassette


Grandparenting With Love & Logic: Practical
Solutions to Today's Grandparenting Challenges



Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood:
Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years
Also available on CD
Meeting the Challenge: Using Love and Logic to
Help Children Develop Attention and Behavior Skills



A common sense approach to raising children, with lots of humor
and positive suggestions for dealing with negative situations. Great parenting
resource!



A Parent's
Guide to Gifted Children

by James T. Webb, Janet L. Gore, Edward R. Amend & Arlene R.
DeVries


Raising a gifted child is both a joy and a challenge... guides
parents through all the phases and possibilities of the gifted child, including
underachievement, sensitivities, twice exceptionalities, friendships, siblings,
schools, identification, and much more!






Parent's Guide to IQ Testing and Gifted
Education

by David Palmer


Great introduction to IQ testing and gifted children. Answers
your questions, from Why test? to What do the scores mean? and What about scores
of twice exceptional children? Every parent entering the gifted education world
should read this book...


Parents Guide to Raising a Gifted
  Child
by James Alvino


a practical, informative, and authoritative primer for raising
and educating our gifted children from preschool to adolescence. Beginning with
sensible strategies to determine whether -- and in which area -- your child is
gifted, this book takes parents through selecting an appropriate day-care
center, a school, and a home reference library...



Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too
Good?
by Jan Goldberg and Caroline Price



Explore the difference between healthy ambition and unhealthy
perfectionism, strategies for getting out of the perfectionist trap, why people
become perfectionists, why girls are especially prone...



Picky Parent Guide: Choose Your Child's School
With Confidence, the Elementary Years, K-6
by Bryan C. Hassel and Emily Ayscue Hassel



Leaves no stones unturned in addressing the critical intersection
of child, family and school, and they have presented the material in a friendly,
indexed, bite-sized format that makes Picky Parent Guide an invaluable
reference...
Or download the PDF Choose a School for Your Gifted Child: A Picky
Parent Guide Quick Kit
(requires Adobe)


Practical Strategies Series in Gifted
Education



Multi-volume collection, written with the busy classroom teacher
in mind. Great topics, with ready-to-implement solutions from respected
professionals... buy all 25!










Acceleration Strategies for Teaching  Gifted
Learners
Frances A. Karnes (or from Amazon)








Advanced Placement Programs and  Gifted
Students
Elisaa F. Brown (or from Amazon)








Advocacy for Gifted
Children
Joan D. Lewi, Frances  A. Karnes and Kristen R. Stephen (or from
)








Arts Education for Gifted
Learners
Jesse Rachel  Cukierkorn, Frances A. Karnes and Kristen R.
Stephens (or from Amazon)








Assessment in the Classroom: The Key  to Good
Instruction
(or from Amazon)








The Challenges of Educating the  Gifted in Rural
Areas
Joan D. Lewis (or from Amazon)








Challenging Highly Gifted
Learners
Barbara Gilman, Frances  A. Karnes, and Kristen R. Stephens (or
from Amazon)








Curriculum Compacting: An Easy Start  to
Differentiating for High Potential Students
Frances A. Karnes (or  from Amazon)








Developing Leadership Potential in  Gifted
Students
Suzanne M. Bean (or from Amazon)








Developing Mentorship Programs for  Gifted
Students
Frances A. Karnes and Kristen R. Stephens (or from
Amazon)








Early Childhood Gifted
Education
Nancy Hertzog, Frances  A. Karnes and Kristen R. Stephens (or
from Amazon)








Enrichment Opportunities for Gifted
Learners
Frances A. Karnes (or  from Amazon)








Fostering Creativity in Gifted
Students
Frances Karnes and  Bonnie Cramond (or from Amazon)








Gifted Adolescents Paula  Olszewski-Kubilius (or from Amazon)








Gifted Children With Autism Spectrum 
Disorders
Maureen Neihart and Kenneth Poon (or from Amazon)








Identifying Gifted Students: A  Step-by-Step
Guide
Susan K. Johnsen, Frances A. Karnes and Kristen R. Stephens (or 
from Amazon)








Independent Study for Gifted
Learners
Frances A. Karnes (or  from Amazon)








Inventions and Inventing for Gifted
Students
Thomas Herbert, Frances  A. Karnes, and Kristen R. Stephens (or
from Amazon)








A Menu of Options for Grouping  Gifted
Students
Karen Rogers (or from Amazon)








Motivating  Gifted
Students
Frances A. Karnes (or from Amazon)








Questioning Strategies for Teaching  the
Gifted
Frances A. Karnes (or from Amazon)








Social & Emotional Teaching
Strategies
Stephanie A. Nugent and  Frances A. Karnes (or from
Amazon)








Successful Strategies for  Twice-Exceptional
Students
Kevin Besnoy (or from Amazon)








Teaching Culturally Diverse Gifted
Students
Donna Y. Ford (or from Amazon)








Using Media & Technology With  Gifted
Learners
Frances A. Karnes (or from Amazon)








When Gifted Students Underachieve:  What You Can
Do About It
Sylvia Rimm, Frances A. Karnes and Kristen R. Stephens (or from 
Amazon)








Working with Gifted English Language 
Learners
Michael S. Matthews (or from Amazon)



Programs and
Services for Secondary Gifted Students: A Guide to Recommended
Practices

by Felicia A. Dixon (or from Amazon)


A reference for service and program options for practitioners,
administrators, and coordinators; a companion to the more in-depth
The Handbook of Secondary Gifted
  Education
. Part I: the gifted adolescent's cognitive social and emotional
  dimensions, including suggestions for academic, personal/social, and career
  exploration best practices; Part II: programmatic offerings such as AP and IB,
  distance learning, magnet and other special schools, study abroad, and early
  entrance to college options; Part III: a view of optimal future
  directions—taking into account obstacles to change in today’s high schools...



Raisin' Brains
by Karen L.J. Isaacson


A humorous look inside the home of 5 very gifted children... from
the mom's point of view. Prepare to have your funny bone tickled!




Raising a
Gifted Child: A Parenting Success Handbook


by Carol Fertig (or from Amazon)


A menu of strategies, resources, organizations, tips, and
suggestions for parents to find optimal learning opportunities for their kids,
covering the gamut of talent areas, including academics, the arts, technology,
creativity, music, and thinking skills. Focused on empowering parents by giving
them the tools needed to ensure that their gifted kids are happy and successful
both in and out of school...


Raising Topsy-Turvy Kids: Successfully Parenting
Your Visual-Spatial Child
by Alexandra Shires Golon


How do you know if you have one? Allie paints a perfect picture!
And how do you parent and educate them? Learn here...



Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents
Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and
  Energetic

by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka


If you have an exceptionally spirited child, this book is written
for you. Now Also available Raising Your Spirited Child
Workbook



Reaching New Horizons: Gifted and Talented
Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
Students
by Jaime Castellano and Eva Diaz



textbook, includes section Identifying and Nurturing Gifted
Potential and Bilingualism


Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of
Boyhood
by William S. Pollack


While not specifically about gifted children, Pollack addresses
the issues around boys who are not "typical" for various reasons



Reforming Gifted Education: Matching the Program
to the Child

by Karen Rogers


THE book for parents and educators, for planning the educational
program for a gifted child. Everything you need to prepare, negotiate, and
execute the best possible educational option for each child. Read
DITD review...


Rethinking Learning Disabilities: Understanding
Children Who Struggle in School
by Deborah P. Waber (or on Kindle)



A leading researcher and clinician, Waber offers an alternative
to the prevailing view of learning disability as a problem contained within the
child. Instead, she shows how learning difficulties are best understood as a
function of the developmental interaction between the child and the world.
Integrating findings from education, developmental psychology, and cognitive
neuroscience...


Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World:
Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child
by Jeffrey Freed and Laurie Parsons



"If there is a child in your life who fits the ADD pattern, let
this be the one book you read cover to cover before proceeding with any
intervention." C.R. of UOG


Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation,
Personality, and Development
by Carol S. Dweck


Shed light on how people work: why they sometimes function well,
and at other times, behave in ways that are self-defeating or destructive.
Presents research on adaptive and maladaptive cognitive-motivational patterns



A Sense of Self: Listening to Homeschooled
Adolescent Girls
by Susannah Sheffer


It is not that homeschooling per se protects a girl, but that its
a different picture among girls "whose homeschooling was characterized by a high
degree of choice, autonomy, and control"


Serving Gifted Learners Beyond the Traditional
Classroom: A Guide to Alternative Programs and
Services
edited by Joyce VanTassel-Baska



From distance learning to talent search summer programs, from
residential academic programs to mentoring, and more - there are many options
outside the classroom for gifted education. Learn about many of those options,
through individual essays by some of the experts in each field ...



Shadow Syndromes by John J. Ratey and Catherine Johnson



While more than 50 million Americans suffer from full-fledged
mental illnesses, millions more suffer from milder forms--yet they likely don't
realize it. Also available on cassette


Smart Boys: Talent, Manhood, and the Search for
Meaning
by Barbara A. Kerr


This book is filled with many suggestions for parents and
teachers to help smart boys stay smart, as well as thought-provoking insights
for gifted men


Smart Girls: A New Psychology of Girls, Women,
and Giftedness
by Barbara A. Kerr and Sanford Cohn



Incorporates all of the information in Kerr's earlier two books,
and also provides newer research...


Smart Kids with School Problems: Things to Know
and Ways to Help
by Priscilla L. Vail


"Conundrum kids" -- the superb writer who can't add, the talented
speech maker who can't write legibly. Provides practical suggestions and ideas
for parents trying to decide when the child should start school and teachers
trying to cope. Also covers students up through college and deals with the
topics of visual learning, motor functioning, auditory learning, language and
learning, and psychological problems, plus strategies for dealing with
standardized tests the world of college...


Smart Talk: What Kids Say About Growing Up
Gifted

by Robert A. Shultz and James R. Delisle



Hundreds of kids from around the world, ages 4 to 12, share their
deepest, truest thoughts about about peers, families, school, and their futures.
Being gifted has its upside and downside, and the kids talk about both...




Smart Teens'
Guide to Living with Intensity: How to Get More Out of Life and
Learning

by Lisa Rivero


A guide for pre-teens and teens who are a little more... more
intense, more creative, more interesting, and yes, sometimes even called "more
difficult." A teen's perspective into growing up as a gifted teen today. And for
the parents, A Parent's Guide to Gifted Teens: Living with
Intense and Creative Adolescents




The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted
Children: What Do We Know?

by Maureen Neihart, Sally M. Reis, Nancy M. Robinson, Sidney M.
Moon


What does the research (slim as it is) tell us? Essential reading
for those who wish to enable gifted students to develop their strengths and to
position them to make the contributions of which they are capable. Also
available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca
 




Some of My
Best Friends Are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers from Preschool to High
School

by Judith Wynn Halsted


Roeper Review says it all: "...should be on the shelf of every school library,
whether that school offers gifted programming or not." Also available from
Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca
 



The Spatial Child by John Philo Dixon


Although often a primary sign of giftedness, spatial ability may
be unrecognized, misdiagnosed or misunderstood. Describes ways to identify
spatial children and methods of classroom instruction, with emphasis on
approaches that encourage the spatial gift while compensating for possible
deficiencies...




Special Populations in Gifted Education:
Understanding Our Most Able Students From Diverse
Backgrounds


by Jaime A. Castellano and Andrea Dawn Frazier (or from
Amazon)


Leading experts in the field combine their knowledge of and
leadership experience with gifted students from diverse backgrounds to help
include historically underrepresented students in gifted education programs that
serve our most able students. Raises the awareness level and knowledge base of
all educators, particularly teachers of the gifted, with focus on topics such as
gifted education in rural environments, highly gifted learners,
twice-exceptional children, gifted females, gifted and talented students on the
autism spectrum, English language learners, underachievement, and students from
culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds...




Spotlight on 2e
Booklets

from 2e Twice-Exceptional
Newsletter



Spotlight
on 2e

is a series of easy-to-read, information-rich booklets on 2e topics, that answer
all the tough questions, and provide a terrific set of resources for additional
information. I'm already ordering a set for the teachers and administrators in
our child's new school this fall! Available:










Understanding  your Twice-Exceptional Student (for
educators)








Parenting  Your Twice-Exceptional Child (for
parents)








The  Twice-Exceptional Child with Asperger
Syndrome


Coming soon:










Understanding  the Gifted Child with Attention
Difficulties








Understanding  the Gifted Child with Central Auditory Processing
Difficulties








Understanding  the Gifted Child with
Dyslexia


Stand Up for Your Gifted Child: How to Make the
Most of Kids' Strengths at School and at Home
by Joan Franklin Smutny


If you think your gifted child isn't getting the education he or
she needs, this book is for you. It helps you recognize your child's gifts,
understand his or her problems at school, find out your district's policy on
gifted education, explore various options, communicate effectively with the
school and district, and provide enrichment at home



Strategies for Differentiating Instruction: best
practices for the classroom


by Julia L. Roberts & Tracy F. Inman (or from
Amazon)


Most comprehensive and most practical text on the theory and
practical considerations involved in helping gifted students excel...



Strong-Willed Child or
Dreamer?
by Dana Scott Spears and Ron L. Braund



A sensitive dreamer if: forgets to follow instructions, no matter
how clear and simple, craves praise and positive attention, yet refuses to
conform to what's expected, tells more than his share of fibs and tall tales. If
this is your child, you know the frustration of turning to parenting experts for
advice only to find the systems don't work, the rules don't stick and strong
boundary setting makes the situation worse. The creative-sensitive dreamer is
not the strong-willed child...


Students With Both Gifts and Learning
  Disabilities: Identification, Assessment, and
Outcomes
by Tina M. Newman and Robert J. Sternberg



Provides the reader with a broader conceptualization of the
gifted/LD learner to include students who have gifts in other domains and who
would benefit from being identified and having their talents nurtured. Provides
information for elementary, secondary and college educators, resources for both
education and psychology, and information for families, including parents and
students...


The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids:
How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted
Child
by Sally Yahnke Walker


The Survival Guide for parents... Also available from
Amazon.co.uk
 
and Amazon.ca
 



Talent Development IV: Proceedings from the 1998
Henry B. and Jocelyn Wallace National Research Symposium on Talent
Development
by Nicholas Colangelo and Susan G. Assouline, editors



What do the leaders in talent development say? Topics include:
Educational policy
World perspectives, Profound giftedness, Radical
acceleration, Heritability of abilities, Asynchrony and self, Moral compasses,
and Critical thinking. Also available: Talent Development II and Talent Development III


Talented Children and Adults: Their Development
and Education
by Jane Piirto (or from Amazon)


Comprehensive textbook of talent development from birth to adult,
with chapters on young children, elementary, middle school, high school and
college, and adult talent development, and subjects including identification,
program development, and curricula development...



Talented Teenagers: The Roots of Success and
Failure
by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi


Findings of an extensive 5-year longitudinal study that strove to
answer two questions: How do young people become committed to the development of
their talent? And, why do some young people become disengaged from their talent?
Read DITD review...



Teaching
Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher
Can Use to Meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted and
Talented

by Susan Winebrenner Also available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca

CD of reproducibles now included in the revised, expanded and
updated edition.


An excellent guide to modifying curriculum for gifted elementary
and middle school students in the regular classroom



Teaching Kids With Learning Difficulties in the
Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use to Challenge
and Motivate Struggling Students
by Susan Winebrenner and Pamela Espeland Also available from
Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca
 



Teaching With Love and Logic: Taking Control of
the Classroom

by Jim Fay and David Funk


Fay and Funk demonstrate through various scenarios, tips, and
"pearls of wisdom" how and why conducting your class or school according to four
key principles can validate your authority, and empower your students. Presents
practical ways in which teachers and administrators can help their students
become confident, responsible individuals, internalized in their discipline...
Also available from Amazon.co.uk
 
and Amazon.ca
 



Teaching Young Gifted Children in the Regular
Classroom: Identifying, Nurturing, and Challenging Ages
4-9
by Joan Smutny, Sally Walker, Elizabeth Meckstroth



A new guide for our youngest gifted students... Or order from
Amazon.co.uk


The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit
School and Get a Real Life and Education
by Grace Llewellyn


For adolescents (and their parents), discusses the differences
between education and schooling with an emphasis on how to get the former even
if you eschew the latter


Teenagers With ADD: A Parents'
Guide
by Chris A. Zeigler Dendy


Add to the struggle for control and confusion with emerging
identity of the typical teen, the challenges difficulty focusing attention,
resisting impulses, or remaining still, and you will understand the necessity of
a manual for how to live and work with teens with ADD



They Say My Kid's Gifted: Now
What?
by F. Richard Olenchak (or from Amazon)


A quick, easy-to-use guide for parents of gifted kids. From
identification process, to choosing a teacher, to gifted programs and
curriculum...


They're Not Bringing My Brain
Out
by Rosemary Cathcart


Have you ever wondered how to cope with a very bright child when
you've got 25 other children in the class? What to do now you're in charge of
the gifted programme? How to help the teacher understand your gifted child? This
book is written for everyone who lives or works with a gifted child...
(published in New Zealand)


To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled: Strategies
for Helping Bright Students with LD, ADHD, and More
by Susan M. Baum and Steven V. Owens



The gifted and learning disabled child exhibits remarkable
talents in some areas and disabling weaknesses in others. This book covers
everything a classroom or enrichment teacher must know in order to address the
needs of gifted learning disabled youngsters, including identification, learning
styles, and more



Understanding
Creativity
by Jane Piirto


An examination of the psychological impulses that drive the
quality in human beings broadly labeled as "creativity," which also covers how
parents and teachers can enhance creativity, as well as the cognitive aspect of
creative writers, scientists, musicians, and physical performers, as well as
ways to assess and train creativity. Previously titled Understanding Those Who
Create



Unicorns Are Real by Barbara Meister Vitale


Concrete suggestions in an entertaining, easy to read book to
make learning and living easier for the right brained and those with learning
disabilities


Uniquely Gifted: Identifying and Meeting the
Needs of Twice Exceptional Students
by Kiesa Kay and others


A compendium of 40 articles by parents, teachers, researchers,
administrators, and students consider the best educational possibilities for
gifted students who also have a disability Read chapters here: If Gifted = Asynchronous Development, then
Gifted/Special Needs = Asynchrony Squared
by Lee Singer, and An Anomaly: Parenting a Twice Exceptional
Girl
by Kiesa Kay


The Unwritten Rules of Friendship: Simple
Strategies to Help Your Child Make Friends
by Natalie Madorsky Elman& Eileen Kennedy-Moore



With chapters including The Vulnerable Child, The Intimidating
Child, The Different Drummer, The Little Adult, and The Pessimistic Child, among
others, this is a great tool for parents to help their gifted kids learn and
understand the subtle art if being a friend!


Upside-Down Brilliance: The Visual-Spatial
Learner
by Linda Kreger Silverman


The gifts of the right hemisphere... Adults and children alike
will find in this book an opening to hidden abilities they may not even know
they have... Parents, first read the companion Raising Topsy-Turvy Kids: Successfully Parenting
Your Visual-Spatial Child
by Alexandra Shires Golon


The War Against Excellence: The Rising Time of
Mediocrity in America's Middle Schools
by Cheri Pierson Yecke


Radical activists do not see the American middle school as an
organization to impart academic knowledge, but as an instrument through which
they can force social change. Yecke, an experienced teacher and administrator,
shows how these activists have implemented their plans and endangered the
education of all middle school children--especially those who are gifted...




When Gifted
Kids Don't Have All the Answers: How to Meet Their Social and Emotional
Needs
by James R. Delisle and Judy Galbraith



Gifted kids are much more than test scores and grades. Take a
look from the inside out - their social and emotional needs, from self-esteem to
perfectionism, stress, being different, and more...



When the Brain Can't Hear: Unraveling the Mystery
of Auditory Processing Disorder
by Teri James Bellis


Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) occurs when the brain cannot
process or understand correctly the sounds the ears hear, even though the ears
might be functioning properly. It is rarely recognized, often misdiagnosed, and
poorly understood, yet the effects can be devastating...



Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades: And What You Can
Do About It
by Sylvia B. Rimm


Millions of gifted children with average, above-average, or even
gifted abilities--including those from homes where education is valued--simply
do not perform up to their capabilities. Spells out a practical, six-step
program...


The Writing Dilemma: Understanding
  Dysgraphia
by Regina G. Richards


Strategies that work to help students who experience the
frustrating problem of dysgraphia. Designed to be fun, practical, and easy to
implement, strategies are appropriate for regular or special education teachers
as well as parents



Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy: The Special Education Survival
Guide

by Peter W. D. Wright and Pamela Darr Wright



This book will teach you how to plan, prepare, organize and get
quality special education services. In this comprehensive, easy-to-read book,
you will learn your child's disability and educational needs, how to create a
simple method for organizing your child s file and devising a master plan for
your child's special education. You will understand parent-school conflict, how
to create paper trails and effective letter writing... While not explicitly for
twice exceptional kids, it is perfect for their parents and advocates



Writing Like Writers: Guiding Elementary Children
Through a Writer's Workshop

by Kathryn L. Johnson & Pamela V. Westkott



Guided Writer's Workshop for elementary (and even secondary!)
students. An excellent resource for teachers, homeschoolers, and students. Also
available from Amazon.co.uk
 
and Amazon.ca
 



You Know Your Child is Gifted When...: A
Beginner's Guide to Life on the Bright Side
by Judy Galbraith


Stories of gifted kids, from verbal to humor, and great quotes
from the experts, all to get you started on your adventure with your gifted
child


The Young Gifted Child: Potential and Promise, An
Anthology
by Joan F. Smutny, editor


Experts in advocacy address five aspects of intervention:
identification, special populations, parenting, meeting social and emotional
needs, and creating effective educational experiences. Read DITD review...


Your Gifted Child: How to Recognize and Develop
the Special Talents in Your Child from Birth to Age
Seven
by Smutney, Veekner and Veekner



How to recognize giftedness, from the obvious signs such as
advanced language, math and motor skills, to the less obvious ones such as sense
of humor, good memory and active imagination, and offers a variety of
age-appropriate techniques to stimulate your child's curiosity...




The Talent Code - Greatness Isn't Born. It's
  Grown. Here's How
.
- Daniel Coyle


What is the secret of talent? How do we
unlock it? In this groundbreaking work, journalist and New York Times
  bestselling author Daniel Coyle provides parents, teachers, coaches,
  businesspeople—and everyone else—with tools they can use to maximize potential
  in themselves and others.


 

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