The Best Gifted Students Books for Beginners

This practical, easy-to-read book explores the basics of parenting gifted children, truly giving parents the "introductory course" they need to better understand and help their gifted child. Topics include myths about gifted children, characteristics of the gifted, the hows and whys of advocacy, social and emotional issues and needs, strategies for partnering with your child's school, and more. Parenting Gifted Children 101 explores ways for you to help your child at home and maximize your child's educational experience with strategies that are based on research, but easy to implement.

Each chapter―from parenting twice-exceptional students to navigating the possible challenges that school may hold for your child―contains resources for further reading and insights from more than 50 parents and educators of gifted children. Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented 2017 Legacy Book Award Winner - Parenting.

Get the benefit of in-person author workshops for a fraction of the cost with this comprehensive professional development resource. Teachers will be introduced to proven, practical classroom strategies for meeting the needs of gifted learners, whether they work in a mixed-ability classroom, cluster classroom, gifted-education classroom, resource room, or another setting.

The package includes:• DVD (100+ minutes) featuring top-selling authors Susan Winebrenner and Dina Brulles along with actual classroom teaching sessions that illustrate key strategies from the book• A copy of the book Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom• Digital content containing all of the customizable reproducible forms from the book along with an introductory PowerPoint presentation• Study Group Leader’s Guide that directs users through the book and the video as they use these in study groups or other forms of staff development (softcover, spiral bound, 8½” x 11½”, 96 pp.). In addition to discussion and modeling of pivotal teaching strategies, the resource covers 21st century learning, assessment, technology, RTI, and schoolwide cluster grouping.

Updated, practical resource helps teachers, counselors, and youth leaders bring gifted students together to talk face-to-face about important issues in their lives. In our digital era, young people need a safe, supportive place to connect and “just talk” with peers as well as with an attentive adult, whether that is a general education teacher, gifted specialist, youth counselor, or another leader. With new conversation topics, additional discussion questions, and a revised introduction, this updated edition of Get Gifted Students Talking addresses the issues faced by gifted students in middle school and high school.

Through guided group discussions, young people: strengthen their social-emotional developmentgain self-awarenessbuild important verbal communication skillscope with difficult emotionsand more The book’s guided conversations are proven ways to reach out to gifted teens and address their concerns and needs through face-to-face communication, and the discussions can be easily adapted and customized. Introductory and background materials prepare group leaders of all experience levels to feel confident as discussion facilitators. Digital content includes reproducible handouts from the book.