The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids

The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids
Author: Sally Yahnke Walker
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Gifted children
ISBN: 9781575421117

Defines giftedness and discusses special quirks and problems that arise living with a gifted child, from a lack of neatness to the "too-smart mouth," and explains how parents can find the right programs and make school as rewarding as possible for gifted children.

The Gifted Teen Survival Guide

The Gifted Teen Survival Guide
Author: Judy Galbraith
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2011-08-19
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 157542567X

Based on new surveys of nearly 1,500 gifted teens, this book is the ultimate guide to thriving in a world that doesn’t always support or understand high ability. Full of surprising facts, survey results, step-by-step strategies, inspiring teen quotes, and insightful expert essays, the guide gives readers the tools they need to appreciate their giftedness as an asset and use it to make the most of who they are. The fourth edition has been revised for a new generation of high-end learners and includes information on twice-exceptionality, emotional and social intelligence, creativity, teen brain development, managing life online, testing and standards, homeschooling, International Baccalaureate programs, college alternatives, STEM careers, cyberbullying, and other hot topics.

Bringing Out the Best

Bringing Out the Best
Author: Jacqulyn Saunders
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1991
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Hundreds of ways to promote creativity and intellectual development--without pushing. Recommended by Head Start.

They Say My Kid's Gifted - Now What?

They Say My Kid's Gifted - Now What?
Author: F. Richard Olenchak
Publisher: PRUFROCK PRESS INC.
Total Pages: 99
Release: 1998
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1882664442

Provides advice for parents of gifted students, discussing the definition of gifted, communicating with teachers and administrators, enrichment, acceleration, compacting curriculum, and other related topics.

Understanding Your Gifted Child From the Inside Out

Understanding Your Gifted Child From the Inside Out
Author: James Delisle
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2021-09-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000490238

Understanding Your Gifted Child From the Inside Out provides an engaging and encouraging look at raising gifted children today. A follow-up to the best-selling Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children, this new edition focuses on the social and emotional aspects of giftedness, highlighting new information on the issues of perfectionism, self-advocacy, underachievement, mindfulness, and the impact of technology on gifted kids' relationships. The book also features a section on life beyond college, for those readers whose children are no longer children. Understanding Your Gifted Child From the Inside Out features real-life stories about the lives of gifted children and how they and their parents recognize and enjoy the many intellectual talents and social and emotional insights they possess. Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented 2019 Legacy Book Award Winner - Parenting

The Survival Guide for Teachers of Gifted Kids

The Survival Guide for Teachers of Gifted Kids
Author: James R. Delisle
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Gifted children
ISBN: 9781575421162

Describes six strategies for designing, building, implementing, sustaining, and growing a new or existing gifted program, and includes real-life examples, recommended books and organizations, a glossary, and reproducibles.

Guiding the Gifted Child

Guiding the Gifted Child
Author: James T. Webb
Publisher: Gifted Unlimited
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1982
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This book seeks to increase the awareness by parents, teachers, and clinicians of the often overlooked unique emotional needs of gifted children.

Being Smart about Gifted Education

Being Smart about Gifted Education
Author: Dona J. Matthews
Publisher: Great Potential Press, Inc.
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2009
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0910707952

The book presents practical strategies to identify and nurture exceptionally high ability in children. These authors promote the "mastery" (rather than the "mystery") model of gifted education and challenge several common practices and assumptions.