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Books on Gifted Topics
"I don't understand it. How can you be an adult, and have an
empty bookcase?" Amy, on
Judging Amy
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Texas Association for the Gifted (TAGT) Legacy Book Awards
Also visit
2E
(Twice Exceptional) Books for books unique to twice exceptional
children.
For Kids and Teens books, see Hot Topics! - a
different kind of book list!
- 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
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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
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Academic Competitions for Gifted Students: A Resource Book for Teachers and
Parents by Mary Tallent-Runnels and Ann Candler-Lotven
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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
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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
- 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...
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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
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Being
Gifted in School: An Introduction to Development, Guidance, And Teaching
by Laurence J. Coleman & Tracy L. Cross
- 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 Children: A Guidebook For Parents And Educators
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...
- 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
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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. Also
available from
Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca
-
Real World Algebra: Understanding the Power of Mathematics by Edward
Zaccaro Also available from
Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca
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The Ten Things All Future Mathematicians and Scientists Must Know (But are
Rarely Taught) by Edward Zaccaro
Also available from Amazon.ca
- 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...
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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
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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...
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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
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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! Also available from
Amazon.co.uk
and
Amazon.ca
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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
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Comprehensive
Curriculum For Gifted Learners
by Joyce VanTassel-Baska
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Most comprehensive and most practical text on the theory and practical
considerations involved in helping gifted students excel... Also
available from Amazon.co.uk and
Amazon.ca
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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...
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 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!
Also available from Amazon.co.uk
and Amazon.ca
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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...
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Counseling
the Gifted and Talented
by Linda Kreger Silverman
- A great resource for understanding the many and complex needs of gifted
children... Also available from Amazon.co.uk
and
Amazon.ca
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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
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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...
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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...
 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
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
advice and guidance for parents on how to recognize and nurture talent in
preschool and elementary school-aged 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... Or order from
Amazon.co.uk
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...
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. Also available from from
Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca
Exceptionally Gifted Children First edition, occasionally available used,
contains more of the research methods than the new version...
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...
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 Galbraith Also available from
Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca
The
Gifted Kids Survival Guide: A Teen Handbook
by Judy Galbraith and Jim Delisle Also available from
Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca
The
Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live With, and
Stick Up for Your Gifted Child
by Sally Yahnke Walker Also available from Amazon.co.uk
and Amazon.ca
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...
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
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. Also available from
Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca
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.
Also available from
Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca
 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...
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
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...
Also available from Amazon.co.uk
and
Amazon.ca
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
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
Losing
Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind by Deborah L. Ruf
Using gifted children as examples, Ruf illustrates five levels of
giftedness, which parents will be able to estimate in their child by
comparing developmental milestones...
 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...
Also available from
Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca
 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
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
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
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
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...
 Programs
and Services for Secondary Gifted Students: A Guide to Recommended Practices
by Felicia A. Dixon
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
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...
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...
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 "...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...
 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
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
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
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...
Usborne Books
Usborne Books are fascinating, lavishly illustrated books written with
humor, drama, and tons of information. Check out these marvelous books
for your gifted children ages birth to adult and beyond! Gifted kids LOVE
Usborne Books!
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