For Parents of Gifted Children
More than just a superficial tease for a book, the Web site www.brainrules.net is part of a multi-media package. The book Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, by John Medina, Pear Press, 2008,...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Currents Volume 8 / Issue 3 / Spring 2008
The team approach—parents, teachers, and administrators—in meeting the needs of gifted children is the focus of Best Practices in Gifted Education: An Evidence-based Guide, by Ann Robinson, Bruce M. Shore, and Donna L. Enersen, Prufrock, 2007. The authors, veteran...
Wendy Skinner’s account of raising her two highly gifted children, Ben and Jillian, in Infinity & Zebra Stripes: Life with Gifted Children (Great Potential, 2007) will be familiar to those parents confronted with similar circumstances. Skinner’s experiences working with...
Currents Volume 7 / Issue 4 / Summer 2007 Stephens, Kristen R.
Ever wish you had a manual for that extraordinary, perplexing child of yours? Take heart, a new book, A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children, by James T. Webb, Janet L. Gore, Edward R. Amend, and Arlene R. DeVries, Great...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Currents Volume 7 / Issue 2 / Winter 2007
According to a U.S. Census Bureau report (2004), 12 percent of boys drop out of high school, compared to a dropout rate of 9 percent of girls. In Helping Boys Succeed in Schools (Prufrock, 2006), education experts Terry Neu...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Currents Volume 7 / Issue 1 / Fall 2006
Exploring life in a residential high school, Nurturing Talent in High School: Life in the Fast Lane (Teachers College, 2005) shows how the combination of rigorous academics and residential life creates an environment that accelerates the pace of development for...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Currents Volume 6 / Issue 4 / Summer 2006 Model Program/Schools
Although Educating Gifted Students in Middle School: A Practical Guide, by Susan Rakow (Prufrock, 2005), is written for educators, parents can glean from it excellent information about what shapes middle school educational policy and how to bring recommendations to their...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Currents Volume 6 / Issue 3 / Spring 2006 Legislation/Law
Deborah L. Ruf, in her new book Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind (Great Potential, 2005), contends that far more intellectually advanced students exist than is commonly thought and that to educate them effectively, degrees of giftedness must...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Currents Volume 6 / Issue 2 / Winter 2006 Social-Emotional Issues
Some gifted children may be misdiagnosed as having psychological or behavioral disorders because of a lack of knowledge about characteristics commonly associated with giftedness, according to Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults, by James T. Webb et...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Currents Volume 5 / Issue 3 / Spring 2005 Social-Emotional Issues Special Populations
Challenging the belief that programs for gifted children are elitist, Being Smart about Gifted Children, by Dona Matthews, PhD, and Joanne Foster, EdD (Great Potential, 2004), shows that providing appropriate educational experiences for children of high ability is the right...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Currents Educational Strategies Volume 5 / Issue 2 / Winter 2005 Parenting/Advocacy
Arts with the Brain in Mind, by Eric Jensen (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2001), details how schools can make arts education a core subject and how to integrate the arts into every subject. Jensen, who reviews what programs...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Creativity Currents Volume 5 / Issue 1 / Fall 2004
Want to step into the world of your middle schooler? Not Much, Just Chillin’: The Hidden Lives of Middle Schoolers, a new book by Linda Perlstein, will give you that opportunity. Perlstein, a staff writer for the Washington Post,...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Currents Volume 4 / Issue 3 / Spring 2004
How many times have you heard a teacher say that your child has tremendous potential “if only he’d apply himself” or “if only she’d work a little harder”? How often have you said the same thing yourself to your child?...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Currents Volume 4 / Issue 2 / Winter 2004 Social-Emotional Issues
Young people often have a hard time deciding which behaviors are right or wrong in the virtual world. Author Doug Johnson explains that “many don’t see their online actions [as] having the same significance as actions in the real...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Currents Volume 4 / Issue 1 / Fall 2003 Technology
Dealing with Boredom How do you react when your child laments, “I’m bored!” or “School was a drag today.” When do feelings of boredom go beyond normal, commonplace, and bearable? How do you handle the behavioral problems that stem...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Currents Volume 4 / Issue 1 / Fall 2003 Social-Emotional Issues
The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live with, and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child, by Sally Yahnke Walker, edited by Caryn Pernu. Free Spirit, 2002. Paperback, 167 pp., ISBN 1-57542-111-9. $14.95 This revised...
Volume 3 / Issue 4 / Summer 2003 Stephens, Kristen R. The Top Shelf
A Forgotten Voice: A Biography of Leta Stetter Hollingworth, by Ann G. Klein. Great Potential, 2002. Trade paper, 246 pp., ISBN 0-910707-53-7. $22.00 A Forgotten Voice details the life and accomplishments of Leta Hollingworth, one of the founders of gifted...
Volume 3 / Issue 3 / Spring 2003 Stephens, Kristen R. The Top Shelf
Re-forming Gifted Education: Matching the Program to the Child, by Karen B. Rogers. Great Potential, 2002. Paperback, 512 pp., ISBN 0-910707-46-4. $28.00 An informative and valuable read for parents of gifted children, Rogers provides parents a primer in gifted...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Volume 2 / Issue 4 / Summer 2002 Stephens, Kristen R. The Top Shelf
Have you ever been amazed by your child’s imagination and inventiveness? Understanding Creativity, by Jane Piirto (Great Potential Press, 2004), explores the creative process and gives biographical examples of artists, musicians, dancers, entrepreneurs, architects, and writers. Readers gain insight...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Currents Volume 4 / Issue 4 / Summer 2004
Stand Up for Your Gifted Child: How to Make the Most of Kids’ Strengths at School and at Home, by Joan Franklin Smutny. Free Spirit, 2001. Paperback, 190 pp., ISBN 1-57542-088-0. $14.95 Smutny’s statement that “advocacy doesn’t require educational...
Collins-Perry, Bobbie Volume 2 / Issue 1 / Fall 2001 The Top Shelf
Uniquely Gifted: Identifying and Meeting the Needs of the Twice-Exceptional Student, edited by Kiesa Kay. Avocus, 2000. Paperback, 356 pp., ISBN 1-890765-04-X. $34.95 In this collection of articles, combinations of giftedness and learning disabilities (such as dysgraphia, autism, and attention...
Volume 1 / Issue 3 / Spring 2001 Nathanson, Lori The Top Shelf
The Struggle to Be Strong: True Stories by Teens about Overcoming Tough Times, by Al Desetta, M.A., and Sybil Wolin, Ph.D. Free Spirit, 2000. Paperback, 179 pp., ISBN 1-57542-079-1. $14.95. This book addresses relevant challenges that face today’s youth. Dr....