Recommended books, websites, resources
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Bloom, Benjamin Developing Talent in Young People
Faber, Adele & Mazlish, Elaine How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic
Sears, William and Martha The Fussy Baby Book : Parenting Your High-Need Child From Birth to Age Five
Farmer, David Parenting Gifted Preschoolers—includes an excellent milestone chart and suggested preschool activities
Giftedness and the Gifted: What's It All About?
Hoagies' lists of great resources for parents of gifted children
Palladino, Lucy Jo Dreamers, Discoverers and Dynamos : How to Help the Child Who Is Bright, Bored and Having Problems in School
Schwartz, Wendy How To Recognize and Develop Your Child's Special Talents
Silverman, Linda K. Tips for Parenting the Gifted Child
Webb, James T. Nurturing Social Emotional Development of Gifted Children, ERIC Digest E527.
Winner, Ellen Gifted Children: Myths and Realities
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Twice Exceptional: Gifted and Learning Disabled or Special Needs
Freed, Jeffrey & Parson, Laurie Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child
Grandin, Temple Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life With Autism
Palladino, Lucy Jo Dreamers, Discoverers and Dynamos : How to Help the Child Who Is Bright, Bored and Having Problems in School
Prince-Hughes, Dawn
Aquamarine Blue 5: Personal Stories of College Students with Autism
Castellano, Jaime A.
Special Populations in Gifted Education: Working with Diverse Gifted Learners
Hoagies articles about gifted and special needs and/or learning disabled kids
LDOnline.org Great resource for Gifted and Learning Disabled kids
Silverman, Linda K. Upside Down Brilliance: The Visual Spatial Learner
Sowell, Thomas The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late
Webb, James T.; Latimer, Diane ADHD and Children Who Are Gifted
West, Thomas G. In the Mind's Eye: Visual Thinkers, Gifted People With Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties, Computer Images and the Ironies of Creativity
Winner, Ellen Gifted Children: Myths and Realities
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Foundations and Organizations that Support Gifted Children
American Montessori Schools Not specifically for gifted kids, but the montessori philosophy seems to be very compatible with many gifted kids.
The Davidson Institute Provides help with advocacy, resources, etc. Many wonderful articles.
The Gifted Development Center, headed by Linda Silverman in Denver, CO. An excellent resource.
The Gifted Development Center, West Coast office, headed by Linda Powers Leviton
The Gifted Child Our bulletin board
Hoagie's Gifted Endless resources for parents and teachers of gifted kids
National Gifted Children's Fund Provides scholarships for profoundly gifted children
The NAGC's list of State Gifted Education Associations
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Visual Spatial Learners/ Right Brained Learners
Freed, Jeffrey & Parson, Laurie Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child
Grandin, Temple Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life With Autism
Silverman, Linda K. Upside Down Brilliance: The Visual Spatial Learner
West, Thomas G. In the Mind's Eye: Visual Thinkers, Gifted People With Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties, Computer Images and the Ironies of Creativity
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American Montessori Schools Not specifically for gifted kids, but the Montessori philosophy seems to be very compatible with many gifted kids' need for individualized education.
Castellano, Jaime A. Special Populations in Gifted Education: Working with Diverse Gifted Learners
Freed, Jeffrey & Parson, Laurie Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child
Gifted and Talented - Identification checklist—helps identify gifted school aged children
Hoagies articles concerning acceleration and grade skipping
Palladino, Lucy Jo Dreamers, Discoverers and Dynamos : How to Help the Child Who Is Bright, Bored and Having Problems in School
Research Articles on Gifted Education
Webb, James T. Nurturing Social Emotional Development of Gifted Children, ERIC Digest E527.
Winner, Ellen Gifted Children: Myths and Realities
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About.com has a page of links regarding homeschooling gifted children
Golmitas.com A page of links to various sites about homeschooling gifted children
Hoagies information about homeschooling gifted children
Rivero, Lisa Creative Home Schooling for Gifted Children: A Resource Guide
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Gifted Children Who Speak Late
Sowell, Thomas The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late
Sowell, Thomas, personal website
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Advocating for Your Gifted Child
Gross, M. Exceptionally and Profoundly Gifted Students: An Underserved Population
Hoagies information about testing
Hoagies' lists of great resources for parents of gifted children
Research Articles on Gifted Education
Tolan, Stephanie S. Helping Your Highly Gifted Child
Tolan, Stephanie S. Is it a Cheetah?
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Castellano, Jaime A. Special Populations in Gifted Education: Working with Diverse Gifted Learners
Donovan, Suzanne & Cross, Christopher T. & National Research Council Committee on Minority Representation U.S., National Research Council (Editor) Minority Students in Special and Gifted Education
Cline, Starr & Schwartz, Diane Diverse Populations of Gifted Children: Meeting Their Needs in the Regular Classroom and Beyond
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Tolan, Stephanie S. Helping Your Highly Gifted Child
Gross, M. Exceptionally and Profoundly Gifted Students: An Underserved Population
Hein, Rebecca Lange A Case of Brilliance
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Additional recommendations are welcome!
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