This article by Barbara Swicord, Ed.D., gives parents and teachers a perspective on the gifted program, that there are many layers of giftedness, and that it can be difficult to meet the gifted student’s needs.
The Rural School and Community Trust is a national nonprofit organization addressing the crucial relationship between good schools and thriving communities. Working in some of the poorest, most challenging places, the Rural Trust involves young people in learning linked to their communities, improves the quality of teaching and school leadership, and advocates in a variety of ways for appropriate state educational policies, such as attending to the gifted in rural schools, and including the key issue of equitable and adequate funding for rural schools.
The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children provides a comprehensive summary of the empirical research on the social and emotional development of gifted children by leading authorities in the field. It includes several features that make it the leading text on what we know about the social and emotional development of gifted children. It also includes noteworthy variations that have been observed across cultural groups or global contexts.
Young readers of this upbeat and informative book by Judy Galbraith, MA learn how to cope with high expectations, perfectionism, labels, bullying, friendships, and more.
Readers of this book will learn what giftedness is (and isn’t), what makes gifted kids so special, how kids are identified as gifted, and why some kids fall through the cracks during the identification process. The book also includes encouraging, practical tips for living with your gifted child—and handling the endless questions, high energy, and too-smart mouth that often go along with giftedness.
As a grown up gifted kid herself, Dr. Aimee Yermish definitely “gets it.” She coupled her lifetime of personal experience with a doctorate in psychology to build a highly successful practice working primarily with gifted and twice exceptional individuals. Drawing on her analytical background as a scientist and practical background as a teacher, she focuses on building self-understanding, self-regulation, and range of choice in life.
In this publication by the National Education Association, the current state of twice-exceptional education is examined. 2e identification, teacher responsibilities, and community issues are some of the topics discussed.
This article by Kathleen Casper, SENG Board Secretary and the vice president and conference chair for WAETAG, outlines major goals for gifted education and gives readers specific actions to help move toward those goals.
Lynn Azpeitia, Marriage and Family Therapist and a Gifted Adult Coach, writes about the unique challenges, problems and difficulties that gifted adults face on a daily basis, due to their high intelligence, over-excitabilities and multiple abilities.
Linda Silverman Ph.D., an expert on giftedness and testing, is the author of this article describing the characteristics that differentiate gifted individuals and how these influence their educational needs.
The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity (YCDC) is the preeminent source of cutting-edge research, informed advocacy and trustworthy resources to help those with dyslexia reach their full potential. The Center’s tools and resources are used widely by parents, educators and those with dyslexia to advocate for greater recognition and support for dyslexic children and adults. YCDC builds awareness in all communities and mobilizes grassroots efforts to close the reading achievement gap for all students, including low-income students of color, through policies that help dyslexic children succeed. The Center also showcases the remarkable success stories of adults with dyslexia, including writers, scientists, celebrities, and government and business leaders. YCDC was founded in 2006 by Drs. Sally and Bennett Shaywitz, world-renowned physician-scientists and leaders in the field of dyslexia research and diagnosis. Dr. Sally Shaywitz is the author of Overcoming Dyslexia, the seminal book on understanding and supporting those with dyslexia.
In this book, Annemarie Roeper explains her view of the inner self of a gifted child and how that leads to her philosophy of education for gifted children. She believes that parents and teachers who understand the child can maximize the unique Self of that child and, in turn, create a more harmonious world, both now and in the future.
This article by Paula Olszewski-Kubilius provides many of the questions that must be considered by a student and his/her parents before deciding on early college. The author provides information about the experiences early entrants have had with early college and the risks and benefits of taking this option as well as alternatives to early college. It also includes sections on who should consider early college entrance, as well as alternatives to consider.
TiLT Parenting is an online resource created by a mother of a twice-exceptional child to help herself and other parents navigate raising a gifted child, specifically those with ADHD, learning differences, anxiety, autism, etc. TiLT hopes to create an online community for the parents of gifted and neurologically atypical children through their blog and weekly podcast, as well as to help parents stay informed on the latest research regarding gifted and twice-exceptional children.
Caralee Adams of Scholastic provides five strategies to meet the needs of students who are brilliant but bored in the classroom.
This book, edited by cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman, provides cutting-edge, evidence-based approaches to creating an environment where twice-exceptional students can thrive. Viewing the 2e student as neither exclusively disabled nor exclusively gifted, but, rather, as a dynamic interaction of both, leading experts offer holistic insight into identification, social-emotional development, advocacy, and support for 2e students.
This free handbook, published by the Colorado Department of Education, goes over the strengths and challenges of twice-exceptional students, how to identify such students, programming and instructional strategies, parenting tips, case studies, resources and more.
In this artcile, Sally M. Reis, Ph.D. and D. Betsy McCoach share their research about twice exceptional talented students who underachieve and provide suggestions about potential interventions.
Dr. Jim R. Delisle’s follow-up to the best-selling “Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children,” this new edition focuses on the social and emotional aspects of giftedness, highlighting new information on the issues of perfectionism, self-advocacy, underachievement, mindfulness, and the impact of technology on gifted kids’ relationships. The book also features a section on life beyond college, for those readers whose children are no longer children.
Cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman—who was relegated to special education as a child—offers a new way of looking at intelligence. He explores the latest research in genetics, neuroscience, and psychology to challenge the conventional wisdom about the childhood predictors of adult success, arguing for a more holistic approach to intelligence that takes into account each individual’s abilities, engagement, and personal goals. Combining original research and a singular compassion, Ungifted increases our appreciation for all different kinds of minds and ways of achieving both personally meaningful and publicly recognized forms of success.
Unwrapping the Gifted is a blog written by Tamara Fisher, published by Education Week. Fisher is a K-12 gifted education specialist and uses her blog to discuss news and developments in the gifted education community and to offer advice for teachers working with gifted students.
This section of VeryWell Family addresses numerous questions and challenges associated with having a gifted child. It contains resource lists, ways to nurture your child’s talents, and articles about how to respond to many potential real-life situations, such as how to avoid arguments with gifted children.
Monique Lloyd of Hoagie’s Gifted gathers stories of gifted and talented parents. Each includes the problem, options, solution, and result so that parents can learn from one another’s experiences.
This book by Judy Galbraith, M.A. and Jim Delisle, Ph.D. offers practical suggestions for addressing the social and emotional needs of gifted students. The authors present ways to advocate for gifted education; help gifted underachievers, perfectionists, and twice-exceptional students; and provide all gifted kids with a safe, supportive learning environment.
This 2015 NPR article by Anya Kamenetz is an introduction to early signs of giftedness, how identification occurs, and how to best serve this population. It is full of both personal anecdotes and research-based evidence.
