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Books

A suggested reading list for parents of gifted children

Coping for Capable Kids. Cohen, L.M., Frydenburg, E. Prufrock Press (1996)

Enhancing Creativity of Gifted Children. Khatena, J. Hampton Press, Inc. (2000)

Fighting Invisible Tigers: A Stress Management Guide For Teens. Hipp, E. Free Spirit Publishing (1995)

Gifted Children: Myths and Realities. Winner, E. Harper Collins (1997)

Gifted Kids Speak Out: Hundreds Of Kids Ages 6-13 Talk About School, Friends, Their Families, And The Future. Delisle, J. Free Spirit Publishing (1987)

The Gifted Kids Survival Guide: A Teen Handbook. Delisle, J., Galbraith, J. & Espeland, P. Free Spirit Publishing (1996)

The Gifted Kids' Survival Guide for Ages 10 & Under. Galbraith, J. Free Spirit Publishing (1998)

Helping Gifted Children Soar: A Practical Guide for Parents and Teachers. Strip, C.A., Hirsch, G. Great Potential Press (2000)

On the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Children. Cross, T. Prufrock Press (2000)

Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too Good? Adderholdt-Elliott, M and Goldberg J. Free Spirit Publishing Inc. (1999)

Raising Champions: A Parent's Guide for Nurturing Their Gifted Children. Sayler, M. Texas Association for the Gifted (1997)

Smart Boys: Talent, Manhood, and the Search for Meaning. Kerr, B. A. & Cohn, S. Great Potential Press (2002)

Smart Girls: A New Psychology of Girls, Women and Giftedness. Kerr, B. A. Great Potential Press (1997)

The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know? Neihart, M., Reis, S. M., Robinson, N. M., & Moon, S. M. (Eds.) Prufrock Press (2002)

The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child. Walker, S. Free Spirit Publishing Inc. (2002)

They Say My Kid's Gifted: Now What? Olenchak, F. R. National Association for Gifted Children (1996)

When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers. DeLisle, J. and Galbraith, J. Free Spirit Publishing (2002)

You Know Your Child is Gifted When…. Galbraith, J. Free Spirit Publishing (2000)

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Gifted Organizations - National

AEGUS - Association for the Education of Gifted Underachieving Students
www.aegus.org/

American Association for Gifted Children
www.aagc.org/

Davidson Institute for the Profoundly Gifted
www.ditd.org/

Families of the Talented and Gifted
www.tagfam.org/

Gifted Development Center
www.gifteddevelopment.com/

GT World: A Meeting Place for Families of the Gifted and Talented
gtworld.org/index.html#top

Hoagies' Gifted Education Page
www.hoagiesgifted.org/

Hollingsworth Center for Highly Gifted Children
www.hollingworth.org/

Mensa International
www.mensa.org/

National Association for Gifted Children
www.nagc.org/

National Foundation for Gifted and Creative Children
www.nfgcc.org/index.html

National Research Center on Gifted and Talented
www.gifted.uconn.edu/

SENG - Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted
www.sengifted.org/

Support Site for Gifted and Talented Youth in Arizona
www.azgifted.org/

World Council for Gifted and Talented Children
www.worldgifted.ca/

Gifted Organizations - State and Local

Arizona Association for the Gifted and Talented
www.azagt.org/       (Click here for upcoming events)

California Association for the Gifted
www.cagifted.org/

Iowa Talented and Gifted Association
www.iowatag.org

Kyrene Exceptional Youth Supporters - KEYS
www.geocities.com/keys_web/keys

Louisiana Association for Gifted and Talented Students
www.agtsla.org/about.htm

Michigan Alliance for Gifted Education
www.migiftedchild.org

New Jersey Gifted Child Society
www.gifted.org

Ohio Association for Gifted Children
www.oagc.com

Scottsdale Supporters of the Gifted
www.azgifted.org/ssg/index.html

Tempe Parents for the Gifted
www.azgifted.org/tpg/index.html

Tennessee Association for the Gifted
www.tag-tenn.org/

Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented
www.txgifted.org

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Learning and Enrichment Opportunities

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Periodicals and Publishers

AAGT "Potential" Newsletter
www.azagt.org/membershipinfo.html

Creative Kids
www.prufrock.com/client/client_pages/prufrock_jm_createkids.cfm

Duke Gifted Newsletter - subscribe here
www.dukegiftedletter.com/subscribe/index.php

Gifted and Talented Newsletter Signup (free)
newsletters.fen.com/email/newsletter/1,1692,59-9378,00.html

Gifted Child Quarterly
www.nagc.org/Publications/GiftedChild/

Gifted Child Today Magazine
www.prufrock.com/client/client_pages/prufrock_jm_giftchild.cfm

Gifted Children Monthly
www.gifted-children.com/infojoin.htm

Great Potential Press
www.giftedbooks.com/

Imagine Magazine for Gifted and Talented Students
www.jhu.edu/gifted/imagine/

Journal for the Education of the Gifted University of North Carolina Press
www.prufrock.com/client/client_pages/prufrock_jm_jeg.cfm

Parenting for High Potential
www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=1180

Talent and Gifted (TAG) Update
www.cectag.org/

Twice Exceptional Newsletter
www.2enewsletter.com/

Understanding Our Gifted
http://www.our-gifted.com/

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Web Links

A Different Place
www.adifferentplace.org/parents.htm

All Experts
www.allexperts.com/

Arizona State Gifted Education Website
www.ade.az.gov/asd/gifted/

Child Development Institute
www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/

Considerations and Strategies for Parenting the Gifted Child
 http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt/reports/rm95218/rm95218.pdf

Favorite Books and Authors of Gifted Kids
http://www.geniusdenied.com/articles.aspx?articleid=30&NavID=1_11

Genius Denied Web Page
www.geniusdenied.com/Articles.aspx?ArticleID=32&NavID=2_0

Gifted Enrichment Materials Suggested by Parents
www.familyeducation.com/whatworks/item/group-index/0,2554,1-9129,00.html

Gifted Program Differentiation
schools.tdsb.on.ca/donmillsci/dept/social_global/gifted/diff.htm

Gifted Underachiever
familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,23-11162,00.html

Gifts for the Gifted: the Best of Hoagies' Shopping Guide
 http://hoagiesgifted.org/shopping_guide.htm

Helping Gifted Students with Stress Management
www.hoagiesgifted.org/eric/e488.html

Holiday Educational Toy List
www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=1020

Improving Your Child's Thinking Skills
www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,59-11493,00.html

Keys to Raising a Gifted Child
www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,59-7965,00.html

Kyrene School District Gifted Program
http://www.kyrene.org/resource/gifted/index.htm

Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children
www.sengifted.org/articles_counseling/Webb_MisdiagnosisAnd
DualDiagnosisOfGiftedChildren.shtml

Parenting Talented Children
 http://www.geniusdenied.com/articles/ArticlePrintable.aspx?rid=10581

Perfectionism and the Gifted Child
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/perfectionism.htm

The Pressures Bright Children Feel and Why They May Underachieve
http://www.sylviarimm.com/article3.html

Reading Lists for Gifted/Talented Children from GT World
http://gtworld.org/gtbook.htm%20

Resources for Parents of Gifted Children
www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/gifted_children.shtml

Recommended Reading List by SENG
www.sengifted.org/articles_booklist.shtml

Smart Toys for Gifted Kids (and Adults!)
 www.hoagiesgifted.org/smart_toys.htm

SuperKids
www.superkids.com/

Tips for Parents: Freeing our Families from Perfectionism
http://www.geniusdenied.com/articles/Record.aspx?NavID=2_0&rid=14073

Tips for Parents: Gift Ideas for Eager Young Minds
 http://www.geniusdenied.com/articles/ArticlePrintable.aspx?rid=11458

Tips for Parents: The Reluctant Writer
 http://www.geniusdenied.com/articles/ArticlePrintable.aspx?rid=13329

Uniquely Gifted Children with Special Needs
www.uniquelygifted.org/

What is Differentiated Instruction for the Gifted?
www.scusd.edu/gate_ext_learning/differentiated.htm
www.tki.org.nz/r/gifted/handbook/stage1/def_differentiation_e.php

 

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