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This site is named after the book Uniquely Gifted: Identifying and Meeting the Needs of the Twice-Exceptional Student, edited by Kiesa Kay. Twice-exceptional children (that is, intellectually gifted children with special needs such as AD/HD, learning disabilities, Asperger Syndrome, etc.) have a hard time of it in our education system - because their giftedness can mask their special needs and their special needs hide their giftedness, they are often labeled as "lazy", "unmotivated", "not trying". Many people don't even realize that a child can be both gifted and learning disabled; however, Linda Silverman, Ph.D., the director of the Gifted Development Center has found that fully 1/6 of the gifted children tested at the GDC have a learning difference of some type.
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page is a comprehensive resource for parents, teachers and students. Scholarly articles, real life stories and even some humor are included. One of the best resources on gifted children on the web.
Gifted-Children.com:
Identification, Encouragement, and Development (GCC)
is an online parents' newsletter with networking and information
dedicated to making a difference in the education of children with
special talents and abilities.
GT World is
an on-line support community for parents of Gifted and Talented
children.
The National Parent Information
Network (NPIN) is a project of the ERIC system and is
administered by the National Library of Education and the U.S.
Department of Education. The mission of NPIN is to provide access to
research-based information about the process of parenting, and
family involvement in education.
The National Research Center on Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to investigate, develop, and disseminate new methods for identifying and teaching gifted students. The site has articles to download and others to purchase for a nominal fee.
The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) is a non-profit organization of parents, teachers, educators, community leaders and other professionals who unite to address the unique needs of all children and youth with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational experiences.
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) focuses primarily on the adults (parents, educators, etc) in the lives of gifted children. SENG provides information on identification, guidance, and effective ways to live and work with gifted individuals.
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or gifted students.
The Association for the Gifted (TAG) was organized as a division of The Council for Exceptional Children in 1958 to help both professionals and parents deal more effectively with gifted children.
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education is part of the National Library of Education (NLE), Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), the U.S. Department of Education. ERIC is operated by The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and provides information on a wide-variety of education topics such as ADD, gifted, behavior disorders, early childhood, inclusion, and learning disabilities.
The Gifted Development Center serves parents, schools, and advocacy groups with information about identification, assessment, counseling, learning styles, programs, presentations, and resources for gifted children and adults.
Davidson Institute recognizes, nurtures and supports profoundly gifted young people and provides opportunities for them to develop their talents in positive ways to create value for themselves and others.
American Association For
Gifted Children
at Duke University is the nation's oldest advocacy organization for
gifted children. AAGC continues to focus its energies to provide
parents of gifted students with information that will assist them in
raising their exceptional children.
Kids College is a
non-profit organization offering educational workshops which
challenge individual potential. Our mission is to support gifted
children, their families and educators. Four semesters of workshops
are offered each year held on Saturday and Sunday in several
locations, Sept - June. A week long camp is offered during Summer.
Thomas More College in Merrimack, N.H.
Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H.
Locations in Concord and elsewhere!
An easy to read, comprehensive book that helps parents and teachers of gifted learners understand gifted children and what is needed to work collaboratively to provide these children with an appropriate education.
Helping Gifted Children
Soar: A Practical Guide for Parents and Teachers
Strip, Carol
Scottsdale, AZ: Gifted Psychology Press, 2000
Practical
advice for parents on motivation, discipline, stress-management,
depression, communication, and relationships.
Guiding the Gifted Child
Webb, J., Meckstroth, D., Tolan, S.
Dayton Oh: Ohio Psychology Press, 1982.
A sourcebook
packed with information, activities, advice, resources, helpful
strategies to provide an enriching, challenging home environment.
Bringing Out the Best: A
Resource Guide for Parents of Young Gifted Children
Saunders, J. and Espeland, P.,
Minneapolis: Free Spirit, 1986.
A classic
text on understanding and meeting the needs of gifted children; also
covers areas of concern, creativity, brain function, and research.
Growing Up Gifted:
Developing the Potential of Children at Home and at School
Clark, Barbara,
New York: Macmillan, 1992.
A discussion
of internal and external barriers to success, the patterns of
achievement among females, and practical suggestions to help bright
girls from pre-school to college reach their potential.
Smart Girls, Gifted Women
Kerr, Barbara
Dayton, Oh: Ohio Psychology Press, 1985.
For older students and adults to help understand perfectionist tendencies and learn what it does to the mind, body, and relationships. Includes tips on how to take control of your life and savor success
Perfectionism: What's Bad
About Being Too Good?
Adderholdt-Elliot, M.,
Minneapolis: Free Spirit, 1987.
This
publication offers parents and teachers interesting, readable
articles from some of the nation's leading experts in the education
and parenting of gifted children.
Gifted Child Today
Magazine.
Prufrock Press
PO Box 8813
Waco, TX 76714-8813
A magazine
for gifted students in grades 7-12. Each issue contains information
about internships, competitions, and programs in a variety of fields
as well as advice on colleges, games, puzzles, book reviews and
students' work. Published five times a year by John Hopkins
University Center for Talented Youth.
www.jhu.edu/gifted/imagine
Imagine: Opportunities and
Resources for Academically Talented Youth
P.O.Box 3073
Langhorne, PA 19047
1-215-826-0707
Roeper Review - A Journal
on Gifted Education
PO Box 329
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48013
Gifted Child Quarterly -
NAGC: Gifted Children Quarterly
1155 15th Street, N.W. #1002
Washington, D.C. 20005
Journal for the Education
of the Gifted
Prufrock Press
University of North Carolina Press
PO Box 2288 Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2288
Understanding Our Gifted -
Open Space Communication
1900 Folsom, Suite 108
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: 303-444-7020
Gifted Education Press
Quarterly
10201 Yuma Court
PO Box 1586
Manassas, VA 22110
Uniquely Gifted: : Identifying and Meeting
the Needs of the Twice-Exceptional Student
edited by Kiesa Kay
available through Gifted Development
Counseling the Gifted and Talented
by Linda Kreger Silverman, Ph.D.
available through the Gifted Psychology Press
Counseling the Gifted and Talented
by Barbara A. Kerr, Ph.D.
available through Gifted Development
Counseling the Gifted and
Talented
edited by Linda Kreger Silverman, Ph.D
available through www.ascd.org
The Differentiated
Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners
Carol Ann Tomlinson
available through Creative Learning Press
Curriculum Compacting
Sally M. Reis Deborah E. Burns Joseph Renzulli
available through Amazon.com
Teaching Gifted Kids in the
Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use
to Meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted and Talented
Susan Winebrenner, Pamela Espeland (Editor)
available through Amazon.com
Teaching Young Gifted
Children in the Regular Classroom : Identifying, Nurturing, and
Challenging Ages 4-9
Joan Smutny, Sally Walker, Elizabeth Meckstroth
available through Creative Learning Press
Developing the Gifts and
Talents of All Students in the Regular Classroom: An Innovative
Curricular Design Based on the Schoolwide Enrichment Model
Margaret Beecher