Resources for GATE Parents
Title
Re-Forming
Gifted Education
How Parents and
Teachers Can
Match the
Program to the
Child
Your Gifted Child
How to Recognize
and Develop the
Special Talents in
Your Child From
Birth to Age
Seven
Genius Denied
Author
Synopsis
Karen Rogers Dr. Rogers describes various types of gifted children as well as options for school
enrichment and acceleration. She reports the effectiveness for each option according to
the research. She shows parents and teachers practical ways to design ongoing
programs that best meet the needs of bright children. Contents include: Types of
giftedness, gifts versus talents, assessment tools, a parent inventory for finding talent,
type of acceleration, enrichment and group learning, independent study, negotiating
with schools, monitoring progress and provisions outside of school.
Joan Smutny,
Kathleen
Veenker, and
Stephen
Veenker
Jan and Bob
Davidson
Research-based advice on all the major issues that arise for gifted children and their
parents from birth to age seven. The authors have combined their years of experience
studying gifted children, raising their own, and conducting research for families. They
share knowledge on how to recognize the early signs of giftedness, stimulate curiosity
and creativity, choose the right books and science projects, foster sound social and
moral development, evaluate preschool and primary school programs, develop
language skills and more.
The Davidsons, who are founders of a nonprofit institute that provides assistance to
gifted children, offer practical advice to parents and students alike. Through their own
How to Stop
experiences and hose of the families that have worked with, the Davidsons show
Wasting our
parents how to find an appropriate education for their children, when to go outside of
Brightest Young
the school system, and how to create a support network with school authorities and
Minds
other parents.
The Gifted Kids’ Judy Galbraith Written with help from hundreds of gifted teenagers, this is a guide to surviving and
Survival Guide
and
thriving as a gifted teenager. Includes facts, step-by-step strategies, practical how-tos,
Jim Delisle
and inspiring quotations. Some of the topics include: what giftedness means and
A Teen Handbook
doesn’t mean, the truth about IQ test, how to take charge of your life (including
The Survival
Guide for Parents
of Gifted Kids
How to
Understand, Live
With, and Stick up
for Your Gifted
Child
Parenting Gifted
Kids
Tips for Raising
Happy and
Successful
Children
Expert
Approaches to
Support Gifted
Learners
Professional
Perspectives, Best
Practices and
Positive Solutions
Guiding the Gifted
Child
A Practical Source
Sally Yahnke
expectations, perfectionism, multipotential, goal setting, time management, gender
issues, and more), how to take charge of your education, how to find friends who are
right for you, how to talk to parents, how to handle teen angst, how to be “net smart”,
and additional resources.
Topics include: what it means to be gifted )and what it doesn’t’ mean), what makes
gifted kids so special, how kids are identified as gifted (and how some gifted children
slip through the cracks of the system), what is good and not so good about being
identified as gifted, how to make sure that your child gets the learning opportunities he
or she needs, how to cope with the unique challenges of parenting a gifted child, how to
handle specific problems such as super-sensitivity, perfectionism, and much more.
James Delisle This book provides a humorous, engaging and encouraging look at raising gifted kids
today. Dr. Delisle offers practical, down-to-earth advice on topics of interest such as:
examining “overexcitabilites”, understanding a child’s giftedness, working with the
school system, dealing with perfectionism in kids, being adult role models, building a
child’s character and helping kids achieve their goals and dreams.
Done in
Collaboration
with the
California
Association of
Gifted (CAG)
Contains fresh ideas, up-to-date research and fundamental facts about the needs of
gifted children of all ages. 36 different articles and authors on topics such as:
understanding and nurturing gifted children, making gifted education work, seeking and
serving special populations, educators and parents working together, and more.
James Webb
and
Elizabeth
Meckstroth
This handbook focuses more on the social and emotional needs and characteristics of
our gifted children. Topics include: motivation, discipline, peer relationships, tradition
breaking, sibling rivalry, stress management, depression, communication of feelings,
parenting strategies and more.
for Parents and
Teachers
You Know Your
Child Is Gifted
When…..
A Beginner’s
Guide to Life on
the Bright SIde
Barefoot
Irreverence
Judy Galbraith Humorous cartoons blend with solid information of giftedness – its characteristics,
challenges, and joys. First-person stories from parents who have been there offer
reassurance and insights. Answers questions such as: Are gifted children really that
different? How are kids selected for the gifted program? And How can I help my child
make the most of his or her abilities?
James Delisle Delisle tackles tough issues such as standardized testing, differentiation, the theory of
multiple intelligences, the social and emotional lives of gifted children, character
education, and the portrayal of gifted children in the media.
A Collection of
Writings on Gifted
Education
Raising Gifted
Barbara Klein Described as a “powerful, but accessible resource” this guide shows you how to:
Children
develop your child’s potential and self-esteem without applying pressure, plan your
child’s education, work optimally with schools and teachers, solve family conflicts over
Everything You
parenting issues, avoid the dangers of living vicariously through your child’s
Need to Know to
accomplishments and more.
Help Your
Exceptional Child
Thrive
Parents’ Guide to James Alvino Practical and informative and authoritative primer for raising and education your gifted
Raising a Gifted
children. Starts with strategies to determine whether – and in which areas – your child
Child
is gifted. Advices parents on things such as selecting an appropriate day-care center, a
school, and a reference library. Includes a recommended reading list, a special section
Recognizing and
on the roles of the computer and television in your gifted child’s life and more.
Developing Your
Child’s Potential
Best Practices in
Ann
Provides concise, up-to-date, research-based advice to educators, administrators, and
Gifted Education
Robinson,
parents of gifted and talented children. 29 practices are included. Each practice is
Bruce Shore, divided into a chapter containing two sections – What We Know and What We Can Do.
An Evidence
Based Guide
Perfectionism
and Donna
Enersen
Miriam
Adderholdt
and Jan
Goldberg
Explores topics such as: the difference between perfectionism and the healthy pursuit
of happiness, how to identify what perfectionism is and what it can do to your mind and
What’s Bad About
body, learning about what perfectionism can do to your relationships, how to set
Being Too Good?
reasonable goals, how to take positive risks, how to break free from procrastination,
how to talk to teachers, family members, and others, and how to know when and where
to reach out for help.
A Student’s Brain: Kathie Nunley This book answers:
The Parent and
 How can I increase my child’s IQ?
Teacher Manual
 Why is the adolescent brain so unique?
 What can be done about reading problems?
 What causes ADD and what can be done for it?
 How can I improve my child’s memory?
 And more……………………..
Title
Author
Synopsis
Why Bright Kids Get
Poor Grades and
What You Can Do
About It
Infinity and Zebra
Stripes
Life With Gifted
Children
Raisin’ Brains:
Surviving My Smart
Sylvia Rimm
Dr. Sylvia Rimm is well known in the field of gifted education – especially when it
comes to understanding the social and emotional needs of gifted children. In this
book. Dr. Rimm provides a six-step program for parents and teachers to use when
working with underachieving bright students.
The author shares her experiences raising two highly gifted children, including
conversations with school staff and efforts to provide social and emotional support.
Parents of gifted children will identify with the mixed emotions in this
heartwarming story.
Karen includes real-life anecdotes that will “keep readers chuckling from cover to
cover.” She shares unique insights about giftedness, motivation, perfectionism,
Wendy
Skinner
Karen Isaacson
Family
Life in the Fast
Karen Isaacson
Brain: Keeping Up
With Gifted Minds
Helping Gifted
Carol Strip and
Children Soar: A
Gretchen Hirsch
Practical Guide for
Parents and Teachers
21st Century Skills:
Bernie Trilling
Learning for Life in
Charles Fadel
Our Times
The 7 Habits of
Highly Effective
Teens
Sean Covey
The NAGC Mile
Marker Series
(DVD)
National
Association of
the Gifted
Understanding
Gifted Children
The Social and
Emotional Lives of
Gifted Kids
Brock and
Fernette Eide
Tacy Cross
Models of
Counseling
Sal Mendaglio
and Jean
Peterson
acceptance, and survival!
A sequel to Raisin’ Brains: Surviving My Smart Family.
A user-friendly guidebook that highlights important gifted issues such as working
together, evaluating school programs, forming parent support groups, choosing
appropriate curriculum, meeting the social and emotional needs of gifted children
and more.
The authors provide a framework for a 21st century education – one that will
prepare children to successfully meet the challenges of the new world. Authors
describe the why and how the global landscape for learning is reshaping itself, and
what this global transformation may bring to our schools.
The author applies the wisdom of the 7 Habits to teens and the tough issues and
life-changing decisions they face. The book is a step-by-step guide that will help
teens focus on their journey toward self-discovery by improving their self image,
building friendships, resisting peer pressure, achieving their goals, getting along
with their parents and more.
This CD-ROM is a visual and multi-dimensional navigational toolbox that can be
used for building and maintain a GATE program. The series is designed as a map
around five “Mile Markers” that represent the different aspects of nurturing gifted
children. Includes about 300 resources compiled from other sources.
This DVD is a live recording of an online webinar hosted by the Gifted Online
Conferences.
The author uses a conversational style to offer an in-depth look at the social and
emotional issues faced by gifted children. The book offers tools needed to:
understand the gifted child, support a gifted child’s talents, guide a gifted child’s
development and encourage their successes and happiness.
The authors share in detail their approaches to counseling gifted and talented
children. The book provides expert guidance from a set of international
contributors. The book contains introductory chapters that discuss the traditional
for the book and take a critical look at the literature related to gifted education.