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Books on Giftedness
A Parents Guide to Gifted Children by James T. Webb, Janet L. Gore, Edward R. Amend, Arlene R. DeVries
Able Children in Ordinary Schools by Deborah Eyre.
Academic Acceleration of Gifted Children (Education and Psychology of the Gifted Series) by W. Thomas Southern, Eric D. Jones (Editor)
Academic Advocacy for Gifted Children by Barbara Gilman. Great Potential Press.
Academic Competitions for Gifted Students : A Resource Book for Teachers and Parents by Mary K. Tallent-Runnels, Ann C. Candler-Lotven.
Accent on Essential Life Skills by Otto Schmidt.
This book is a manual of 48 skills found in 7 skills areas. A holistic approach is used to empower people. Thinking skills, self-development skills and creativity are highlighted. Skills training workshops are available for all ages.
Annemarie Roeper : Selected Writings and Speeches by Annemarie Roeper.
Written by the founder of a Michigan school for the gifted, understand the emotional and social development of gifted students.
Applying Multiple Intelligences To Gifted Education : I'm Not Just An IQ Score! by Colleen Willard-Holt, Dan Holt /Spiral-bound.
Asking Better Questions by Norah Morgan & Juliana Saxton (full text is available online)
Barefoot Irreverence: A Guide to Critical Issues in Gifted Education by Delisle, James R., Waco, TX: Prufrock Press, 2002.
He took a year’s sabbatical from his university teaching to return to a fourth-grade classroom. His experiences with real kids have led him to write about the needs of gifted children.
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Manes, S. (1987). New York: Bantam/Skylark Books.
A student decides that he wants to be perfect and finds a book on the topic.
Becoming a Master Student (7th ed.) by Ellis, D. (1994). Boston: Houghton-Mifflin.
Written primarily for college students, this book provides dynamic ways of teaching study skills, time-management, and goal-setting. Students are encouraged to try innovative approaches to academic and life management skills. Available from Houghton-Mifflin Co., Wayside Road, Burlington, MA 01803.
Being Smart about Gifted Children: A Guidebook for Parents and Educators by Joanne Foster and Dona Matthews.. (Great Potential press, 2005)
This is a Canadian book by Joanne Foster from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada and Dona Matthews, Director of the Centre for Gifted Education, City University of New York. It is recommended by the Chapters/Indigo Trusted Advisor Program and won the 2005 Glyph Award for "Best Book in Education". Details at: Being Smart
Bringing Out the Best: A Resource Guide for Parents of Young Gifted Children by Jacqulyn Saunders with Pamela Espelund.
Free Spirit Publishing. A highly practical book. Gives suggestions for enriching home learning plus advice on choosing preschools.
The Challenge of the Able Child by David George.College Planning and Success Stories
College Planning for Gifted Students by Sandra L. Berger. The Council for Exceptional Children.
A book that takes you from choosing middle-school courses to the college-application process. Recently updated, it also includes data on gifted-teen summer programs and state gifted associations.
Counseling the Gifted and Talented by Silverman, Linda K., Denver, CO: Love Publishing, 1993. Directed at school counselors, explains emotional aspects of giftedness, can help parents understand the intensity and sensitivity of gifted individuals.
Creative Home Schooling for Gifted Children: A Resource Guide by Rivero, Lisa, Scottsdale, AZ: Great Potential Press, 2002.
Advice for parents who homeschool gifted children, overview of the characteristics of the gifted, extensive lists of resources.
Creativity: Where the Divine and the Human Meet by Matthew Fox.
The most spiritually powerful act a person can undertake is to create. It is the most elemental, innermost and deeply spiritual aspect of our beings.(Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam Publishers)
Developing Math Talent: A Guide for Educating Gifted and Advanced Learners in Math by Susan Assouline and Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik, 2005. 387 pp., ISBN 1-59363-159-6, Prufrock Press, www.prufrock.com.
This comprehensive guide for parents and educators who provide appropriate opportunities for mathematically talented youth. The chapters include information about parent advocacy, a guide to educational assessment used for identification and programming, a comprehensive introduction to a model for educating mathematically talented youth, a review of curricula and materials, and characteristics of good instruction for the mathematically talented student.
The Development of Giftedness and Talent Across the Lifespan. Edited by Frances Degen Horowitz, PhD; Rena F. Subotnik, PhD; and Dona J. Matthews, PhD. Publisher: American Psychological Association, 2009. ISBN: 1-4338-0414-X
The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America by Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt.
Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom; How to reach and teach all learners, Grades 3-12, by Diane Heacox
The Drama of the Gifted Child : The Search for the True Self by Alice Miller, Ruth Ward (Translator)
Explains why successful children and adults are plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation--and how to break the cycle.
Dreamers, Discoverers and Dynamos : How to Help the Child Who Is Bright, Bored and Having Problems in School by Lucy Jo Palladino (Paperback - January 1999)
Millions of children with dazzling intelligence think divergently--overflowing with many ideas--while schools, organized activities, and daily life reward convergent thinking, which focuses on one idea at a time.
Dreams and Drummers by Smith, D. (1978). New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Publishers.
The story of a perfectionist who learns that we cannot always be Number One at everything.
The Encouragement Book by Dinkmeyer, D. and Losoncy, L. (1980). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Provides a plan, strategies, hints, and tips for helping discouraged students.
"The Essential Guide to Talking with Gifted and Talented Teens" by Jean Peterson.
Step by step lessons and reproducible pages on social emotional issues of concern to gifted/talented students. www.freespirit.com 1-800-735-7323.
Freeing Our Families from Perfectionism by Thomas S. Greenspon. "
Tom Greenspon explains perfectionism, where it comes from (including influences outside the family), and what to do about it. He describes a healing process for transforming perfectionism into healthy living practices and self-acceptance."
Gifted Children : Myths and Realities by Ellen Winner.
Genius Denied by Jan and Bob Davidson.
How to stop wasting our brightest young minds.
The Gifted Adult: A Revolutionary Guide for Liberating Everyday Genius by Mary-Elaine Jacobsen, PsyD. Ballentine Books.
You didn't think you stopped being gifted when you grew up, did you? Insightful writing examines issues that gifted adults may face if they don't successfully incorporate their "differentness" into their personality. Since many parents of gifted kids are gifted themselves, this book is highly recommended.
Gifted Children and the Law : Mediation, Due Process, and Court Cases
by Frances A. Karnes, Ronald G. Marquardt, Ronald G. Marquqrdt
The Gifted Kids Survival Guide (ages 10 and under) by Judy Galbraith. Answers to most important questions young gifted children have about giftedness. Hundreds of gifted kids contributed to this book. Monarch Books of Canada.
The Gifted Kids Survival Guide (ages 11-18) by J. Galbraith and J. Delisle. Written with the help from hundreds of gifted teenagers, this is an important guide to surviving giftedness. Facts, strategies and practical tools for understanding their giftedness are presented. Monarch Books of Canada.
Growing Up Gifted: Developing the Potential of Children at Home and at School by Barbara Clark (Hardcover) Introduction to the characteristics of the gifted and talented children.
Guiding Gifted Readers - From Preschool to High School by Halsted, J. W. (1988). Columbus: Ohio Psychology Publishing. A guide to using bibliotherapy and an annotated list of books to use with gifted students.
Handbook of Gifted Education (3rd Edition). Colangelo, N. & Davis, G. (Eds.). (2002). New Jersey: Allyn & Bacon.
Help Is On Its Way by Jenna Forrest.
A memoir about growing up sensitive.Being highly sensitive affects even people who choose very public careers, like acting and singing - and it is not so unusual.
How the Gifted Brain Learns by David Sousa.
The book is about the general structure and function of the brain and how the gifted brain works differently than the normal brain.
How to Survive and Thrive as Educator of Talented and Gifted by Sally Roets.
If I'm So Successful, Why do I Feel Like a Fake? by Harvey, J. & Katz, C. (1986). The impostor phenomenon. New York: Pocket Books.
Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child by Sylvia Rimm, PhD. Barron's Publishing.
Part of the Barron's Parenting Keys Series, this helpful book examines questions many parents of gifted children have, such as when to start school, grade-skipping, and homework habits. Very readable.
The Many Faces of Giftedness: Lifting the Masks by Baldwin, A.Y., & Vaille, W. (Eds.)(1999), Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. A cross-cultural look at gifted children with disabilities and/or disadvantages.
Methods and Materials for Teaching the Gifted. Karnes, F. & Bean, S. (Eds). (2005). Waco, TX: Prufrock.
Misdiagnosis And Dual Diagnoses Of Gifted Children And Adults: ADHD, Bipolar, OCD, Asperger's, Depression, And Other Disorders by James T. Webb
Mistakes are Great by Zadra, D. (1986). . Mankato, MN: Creative Education.
Provides examples of famous mistakes and how they can be turned into positive learning experiences.
Nurturing the Gifts and Talents of Primary Grade Students by Baum, S.M., Reis, S.M.,and Maxfield, L.D. (Eds.)(1998). Mansfield Center, CT: Creative Learning Press.
This book describes identification of gifts, interests, and learning styles. It also offers curriculum and classroom management tips for meeting gifted children's needs. The Renzulli Model is the basis for approaches.
On Being Gifted (1976). New York: Walker and Co.
Written by students (ages 15 to 18) who participated in the National Student Symposium on the Education of the Gifted and Talented, this book is an articulate presentation of student concerns such as peer pressure, teacher expectations, and relationships.
The Over-Scheduled Child: Avoiding the Hyper-Parenting Trap by Alvin Rosenfeld, MD and Nicole Wise. St. Martin's Griffen Press. Gifted kids often want to put themselves in too many activities. Though not specifically directed at parents of gifted, this book examines this concern and makes recommendations for putting on the brakes.
The Parallel Curriculum A Design to Develop Learner Potential and Challenge Advanced Learners Second Edition. Author: Tomlinson, Kaplan, Renzulli, Purcell, Leppien, Burns, Strickland, Imbeau. Publisher: Corwin Press, 2008. ISBN: 9781412961318
Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too Good? by Miriam Adderholdt & Jan Goldberg. Free Spirit Publishing.
The title says it all. Though directed towards any perfectionist you know -- older middle-school age and up -- this book will also help parents understand and cope with their own gifted perfectionist child.
Planning and Implementing Programs for the Gifted by Dr. James Borland. Prufrock Press Inc. A reference for service and program options for practitioners, administrators, and coordinators of gifted education programs.
Quirky Kids : Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn't Fit In- When to Worry and When Not to Worry by Perri Klass, Eileen Costello .
Re-Forming Gifted Education by Karen Rogers.
The Roller-Coaster Years: Raising Your Child through the Maddening yet Magical Middle School Years by Charlene Gianetti and Margaret Sagarese. Broadway Books.
Though not written specifically for parents of gifted kids, this is a very helpful book for parents of an often overlooked age group. There is also a comprehensive list of resources for every chapter!
Social-Emotional Curriculum With Gifted and Talented Students. Published by National Association for Gifted Children.
Introduction to methods for developing social-emotional curricula for use with gifted and talented learners in the school setting.
A Source Book for Helping Children Who are Gifted and Learning Disabled by Marlene Bireley. This book provides strategies for parents and teachers on programming for gifted/learning disabled children. In addition, it provides strategies on controlling disorganization, enhancing memory, increasing attention, developing self concept and control socially inappropriate behaviours. Available through the Council for Exceptional Children.
Stand Up for Your Gifted Child by Joan Franklin Smutney.
This is an excellent resource for parents whose gifted kids aren't getting the education they need. Learn about: understanding giftedness, how to deal with problems at school, options for educating gifted kids, home enrichment.
The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids by Sally Y. Walker. Free Spirit Publishing. Good advice written with a sense of humor. I've read it many times over! 2004, Alberta Learning
The Survival Guide for Teachers of Gifted Kids by Jim Delisle and Barbara Lewis.
All about needs assessments for teachers, students, parents, and administrators.
Tales for the Perfect Child by Heide, F. & Chess, V. (1985). New York: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books.
Presents a funny look at what would happen if children were perfect.
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
Time Management for Unmanageable People by McGee-Cooper,
Provides a "right-brain" method for work/study skills and time-management. Suggestions include "reward yourself first and then do your assignments."
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