Hoagies Gifted Education - Resources for parents, teachers, and kids about gifted. Includes an introduction to gifted, resources, books, and much more.
PA Association for Gifted Education - Resources for parents about gifted education in Pennsylvania including competitions and events for parents.
Applied Gifted - Resources for parents of children in Pennsylvania, including good conference questions, explanations about GIEPs and the GWR, and Chapter 16 regulations.
SENG Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted - Good starting place to find out more about social and emotional issues that relate to gifted children.
Glen Acres Lending Library Due to grants from PAC, Mrs. MacFadden and I have various books available for loan to parents.
The following books are available through the Glen Acres library:
Different Minds: Gifted Children with AD/HD, Asperger Syndrome, and other Learning Deficits by: Deirdre V. Lovecky
Recognizing the different levels and kinds of giftedness, Lovecky provides insight into the challenges and benefits specific to gifted children with various learning difficulties. Guides parents and professionals through diagnosis and advises on how best to nurture individual needs, positive behavior, and relationships at home and at school.
Early Gifts: Recognizing and Nurturing Children’s Talents by: Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, Lisa Limburg-Weber, Steven Pfeiffer
Advice and guidance for parents on how to recognize and nurture talent in preschool and elementary school-aged children.
A Parent Guide to Gifted Children by: James T. Webb, Janet L. Gore, Edward R. Amend & Arlene R. DeVries
Raising a gifted child is both a joy and a challenge. This book guides parents through all the phases and possibilities of the gifted child, including underachievement, sensitivities, twice exceptionalities, friendships, siblings, schools, identification, and much more!
Perfectionism: What’s Bad About Being Too Good? by: Jan Goldberg and Caroline Price
Explore the difference between healthy ambition and unhealthy perfectionism, strategies for getting out of the perfectionist trap, why people become perfectionists, why girls are especially prone.
Raisin’ Brains by: Karen L.J. Isaacson
A humorous look inside the home of 5 very gifted children… from mom’s point of view. Prepare to have your funny bone tickled!
Raising a Gifted Child: A Parenting Success Handbook by: Carol Fertig
A menu of strategies, resources, organizations, tips, and suggestions for parents to find optimal learning opportunities for their kids, covering the gamut of talent areas, including academics, the arts, technology, creativity, music, and thinking skills.
Smart Talk: What Kids Say About Growing Up Gifted by: Robert A. Shultz and James R. Delisle
Hundreds of kids from around the world, ages 4-12, share their deepest, truest thoughts about peers, families, school, and their future. Being gifted has its upside and downside, and the kids talk about both.
Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades: And What You Can Do About It by: Sylvia B. Rimm
Millions of gifted children with average, above-average, or even gifted abilities—including those from homes where education is valued—simply do not perform up to their capabilities. Spells out a practical, six-step program.
Bright Minds, Poor Grades: Understanding and Motivating Your Underachieving Child by: Michael D. Whitley
For any parent who has ever been told, “your child isn’t performing up to his or her potential.”
In addition, the following books are available through Mrs. Ottinger:
The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children by: Maureen Neihart, Sally Reis, Nancy Robinson, Sidney Moon
This book has many research-based articles on a variety of topics and issues concerning gifted students. It is a great reference for helping gifted children develop their strengths.
Learning to be a Durable Person by: Mary Hennenfent
This is geared for teachers, but offers many strategies to help with perfectionism, combat stress, and understand one's own giftedness.
Coping for Capable Kids by: Leonora Cohen and Erica Fyrdenberg
This resource is geared for parents, teachers, & students. Common problems that gifted children face, as well as many different coping strategies are introduced.