Helping Gifted Children Soar


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A guide to the many issues gifted children face that offers parents and teachers advice on identifying gifted children, helping them get the most of classroom programs, forming parent support groups, meeting social and emotional needs, and choosing the appropriate curriculum.




Some of My Best Friends are Books


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Recommends books for gifted readers that provide insights and coping skills for issues they may face from preschool through high school, featuring more than three hundred titles with brief summaries, organized by reading levels; and includes an index arranged by theme.




Living Gifted: 52 Tips to Survive and Thrive in Giftedland


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Want to know the best practices for managing a gifted life to its fullest? Would you like to know what specific steps you (or your children) can take to get along more effectively in the world? Living Gifted is your guide to making the most of a gifted life. With fifty-two tips - one for each week of the year - Living Gifted is the only guide of its kind for gifted youth and adults.-Discover how to motivate the gifted brain (and whose job it is)-Learn best practices in brain health for great brains-Practice some helpful habits-Gain insight in how to function equally well in and out of Giftedland-Explore the critical soft skills everyone needs but doesn't always develop -Become an effective mentor of your own mindComplete with examples from real lives, quotes from great minds, and down-to-earth advice, Living Gifted illuminates the steps on the journey to a full and satisfying gifted life. Its compelling format includes not only information, but also the opportunity for the reader to reflect, plan and practice the skills and knowledge introduced. Living Gifted is perfect for individuals, families and classrooms. Its readable style appeals to wide variety of readers, and Lisa's typical no-holds-barred frankness makes it truly useful. Spark some great conversations, grab great ideas, and join in on the journey to a great life in Giftedland.




Raising Gifted Kids


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Raising an extremely bright child - quick, curious, sensitive, and introspective - is a daunting challenge. Parents need insight into their own motivations (as well as those of their children), and the courage and ability to make tough decisions about their child's development. "Raising Gifted Kids" will help parents understand and cope with the obstacles they face in raising a gifted child, and help them make the best choices for their son's or daughter's growth and happiness.




Teach for Attention!


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A lively read from a working teacher offers practical engagement strategies for students with attention challenges If learning is a motor, student engagement is the key. But when teaching students with ADHD and other attention challenges, sometimes even the most finely tuned classroom can sputter. Teach for Attention! is your tool belt of teaching strategies for students with ADHD, low self-confidence, distraction, and other attention challenges. Dozens of true classroom stories show the strategies in action. It’s all about making simple fixes so you can reach every student without changing your approach or revamping your curriculum. Carry these ideas with you like tools on a belt—the right one will be there when you need it!







Raising a Gifted Child


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Offers advice for parents of gifted children, covering expectations, parental responsibilities, the value of creativity, education, specific subjects, and unique groups.




The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids


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Defines giftedness and discusses special quirks and problems that arise living with a gifted child, from a lack of neatness to the "too-smart mouth," and explains how parents can find the right programs and make school as rewarding as possible for gifted children.




Young Gifted Children


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Written by Australian teacher and psychologist, Louise Mares and recommended as a text book for teachers in training. This book is ideal for parents and teachers of the very young. It will help teachers and parents identify the needs of young gifted children (between birth and middle childhood) and provides a recommended reading list and resources guide helps you understand the way in which gifted education can be encouraged and supported in a school.




Helping Your Gifted Child


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Guide for parents on recognizing the gifted child and helping him to develop from infancy to the teenage years.