For Parents of Gifted Children
During the elementary years a close connection between home and school can result in positive interpersonal, emotional, and intellectual development for the child. Parents and school personnel are dedicated to the educational well-being of children, but they represent different perspectives....
Only 30 states have a full or partial mandate for identification and instructional programming for the gifted. While the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Student Act of 1994 funds projects and research, it does not protect the legal rights...
Karnes, Frances A. Legislation/Law Parenting/Advocacy Special Focus
Does my child qualify for gifted services?” is a question that I am asked by parents from all over the country. Often I have to reply that I do not know, since states differ in how they define giftedness. A...
. . . awaits the gifted and talented learner on the Internet. Children are naturally curious, and gifted children in particular are sensitive to social and cultural issues. We’ve compiled the following international news Web sites to help you broaden...
Summer programs for academically gifted students have proliferated in the last decade, largely because efficient and widespread identification services are available through regional talent search programs. Universities and colleges sponsor most summer programs. Given the myriad opportunities, parents may wonder...
Magna Cum Laude Model Program/Schools Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula
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...
Educators, researchers, and parents often observe perfectionist behaviors in gifted students. It comes as no surprise, since these students are bombarded daily by parents, teachers, peers, and an entertainment industry that rewards them and encourages them to make the highest...
Gross anatomy doesn’t have to be gross anymore. Three-dimensional, interactive anatomy software allows for intricate, in-depth study of the human body with the click of a mouse. The Ultimate Human Body Deluxe Edition, by DK Interactive Learning, provides three “scanners”...