Helping Gifted Children Soar: A Practical Guide for Parents and Teachers » (1st Edition)

This user-friendly guidebook educates parents and teachers about important gifted issues such as working together, evaluating classroom programs, forming parent support groups, choosing appropriate curriculum, meeting social and emotional needs, surviving the ups and downs, and much more!

The important and useful advice provided make this book and ideal resource both for those just starting out in the gifted field as well as those who are already seasoned veterans.

Winner of the 2001 Glyph Award from the Arizona Book Publishing Association.

Duke Gifted Letter

...the book is peppered with suggestions and practical ideas.

Acknowledgments
Preface
Section I: An Introduction to Giftedness
Chapter 1. The World's Biggest, Highest, Longest Roller Coaster
Chapter 2. Is My Child Gifted--Or Just Smart?
Section II: Your Gifted Child and the School
Chapter 3. Testing and Screening: How Schools Identify Giftedness
Chapter 4. Parents and Teachers: Understanding One Another
Chapter 5. Helping Gifted Children Learn
Chapter 6. The Classroom and Beyond: Learning Options for Gifted Children
Chapter 7. Making Choices: What's Best for Your Child?
Chapter 8. Learning Contracts: What They Are and What They Do
Section III: Parenting and Teaching Strategies that Work
Chapter 9. Building Trust, Building Relationships
Chapter 10. Accepting the Gifted Child
Chapter 11. Supporting Gifted Children
Chapter 12. Working Together for the Child's Sake
Chapter 13. Questions and Answers
Chapter 14. Parent to Parent--A Story of Hope
Appendix: Learn More About
References
Index
About the Authors