Here is a list of helpful books if you're interested in Gifted Education. There are over a dozen books on this list which obviously doesn't include all the wonderful books out there regarding giftedness. We compiled this short list as a resource for our local elementary schools, in hopes that their local PTSO's would purchase them.
A
humorous, engaging, and encouraging look at raising gifted children. Offers practical advice to help parents
re-examine the ways they perceive and relate to their children. Some topics include understanding giftedness,
working with the school system, dealing with perfectionism, and being an adult
role model.
Raising a gifted child
is both a joy and a challenge, yet parents of gifted children have few
resources for reliable parenting information. Includes practical guidance in
areas such as gifted characteristics, peer relations, sibling issues, motivation
& underachievement, discipline issues, intensity & stress, depression
& unhappiness, educational planning, finding professional help, etc.
Gifted children and
adults are often misunderstood. Their excitement is viewed as excessive, their
high energy as hyperactivity, their persistence as nagging, their imagination
as not paying attention, their sensitivity as immaturity, etc. This
book provides practical methods for nurturing sensitivity, intensity, and
perfectionism. Also includes info on
Dabrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration.
□How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and How to Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (Amazon Prime $12.23)
□How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and How to Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (Amazon Prime $12.23)
Using the unique
communication strategies, down-to-earth dialogues, and delightful cartoons,
parents and teachers learn how to help children handle the everyday problems and
strong emotions that can interfere with learning. Shows
how parents and teachers can join forces to inspire kids to be
self-directed, self-disciplined, and responsive to the wonders of learning.
Illuminates the
abilities of visual-spatial learners and describes the challenges they face in
traditional learning environments.
Helpful for teachers, parents and visual-spatial learners themselves.
□Some of My Best Friends Are Books: Guiding
Gifted Readers from Preschool to High School, Second Edition by Judith Wynn Halsted (Amazon Prime
$22.75)
Describes the intellectual and
emotional needs of children of high ability; typical and advance reading
patterns for kids in K-12 grades; how to give reading guidance and discuss
books with young readers; etc. Includes
a list of more than 300 books for readers of all ages carefully selected to
promote intellectual and emotional development.
□The Cluster Grouping Handbook by Susan Winebrenner, M.S., and Dina Brulles, Ph.D. (Amazon Prime $25.72)
Presents a roadmap for implementing,
sustaining, and evaluating school-wide cluster grouping. Full of teacher-tested classroom
strategies. Includes info on
professional development and gaining parental support. Contains a CD with
customizable, reproducible forms plus a PowerPoint presentation designed for
teacher in-service training.
□Re-Forming
Gifted Education: How Parents and Teachers Can Match the Program to the Child by Karen B. Rogers,
Ph.D. (Amazon Prime $14.99)
Guides parents through the process of
negotiating an educational plan that meets their child’s needs and describes
several recommended models for acceleration and enrichment. Includes a “Gifted
Education Planner” which uses questionnaires from the book which makes it easy
for parents to help determine their child’s strengths, weaker areas, interests
and preferred learning styles.
Written for parents and teachers, this
is a guide to fostering creativity and sustaining the creative spirit in
children both at home and school.
Describes various theories, personality traits, and programs, process
& products that foster creativity.
For children ages 8-12 and their
parents/teachers. Topics include
bullying, school performance, perfectionism, friendships, and sibling
rivalries. Fun quizzes, tip sheets, and
practical Q&A sections from other gifted kids and preteens. Strategies for dealing with stress
management, parents’ and teachers’ expectations, anxiety, cyber-bullying,
friendship troubles, etc.
□The Survival Guide
for Gifted Kids: For Ages 10 & Under by Judy Galbraith, M.A. (Amazon Prime $10.07)
For children ages 10 and under and
their parents/teachers. Geared toward
your gifted and talented readers, but also helps adults understand what it
means to be gifted. This book will help
bright, talented children know they are not weird or alone in the world. Answers questions about what giftedness is
(and isn’t), how to cope with teasing, how to deal with perfectionism, and how
to make friends.
□The Gifted Teen
Survival Guide: Smart, Sharp, and Ready for (Almost) Anything (Revised & Updated
4th Edition) by Judy Galbraith, M.A., & Jim Delisle (Amazon
Prime $13.67)
For preteens and teens. Full of surprising facts, survey results,
strategies, inspiring teen quotes, and essays, the guide gives readers the
tools they need to appreciate their giftedness and make the most of who they
are. Includes info on twice-exceptional,
emotional and social intelligence, creativity, teen brain development, managing
life online, testing and standards, homeschooling, I.B. programs, college
alternatives, STEM careers, cyberbullying, etc.
Picture book. Celebrated around the world, this best
selling poem artfully depicts an inspirational message. “Nathan Levy captures the essence of what it
feels like to be gifted in a few words.”
□Helping
Gifted Children Soar: A Practical Guide for Parents and Teachers by Carol A. Strip, Ph.D. with Gretchen Hirsch (Amazon Prime $16.55)
Educates parents
and teachers about important gifted issues such as working together, evaluating
classroom programs, forming parent support groups, choosing appropriate
curriculum, meeting social and emotional needs, and more. Book also available in Spanish as Ayudando a Los Niños Dotados a
Volar Una Guía Práctica Para Padres y Maestros.
Sometimes kids who
have the brain and heart to succeed lack or lag behind in crucial “executive
skills” – the fundamental habits of mind required for getting organized,
staying focused, and controlling impulses and emotions. Learn steps to identify your child’s
strengths and weaknesses, use activities and techniques proven to boost
specific skills, and problem-solve daily routines.
(updated from previous post from October 2013)
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