Literary Resources

Parent Resources

What is Giftedness?

Beauvais, C. (2015). Child giftedness as class weaponry: The case of roald dahl's matilda. Children's Literature Association Quarterly, 40(3), 277-293. doi:10.1353/chq.2015.0036.
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Dal Forno, L. F., Bahia, S., & Veiga, F. H. (2015). Gifted amongst preschool children: An analysis on how teachers recognize giftedness. International Journal of Technology and Inclusive Education, 5(1), 707-715.
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Gallagher, J. J. (2015). Psychology, psychologists, and gifted Students. Journal For The Education Of The Gifted, 38(1), 6-17. doi:10.1177/0162353214565548.
$37.50 on Sage Journals.

Hunsaker, S. (2012). Identification: The theory and practice of identifying students for gifted and talented education services. Prufrock Press. ISBN-13: 978-1931280174 — on Amazon,com

Karami, S., & Ghahremani, M. (2016). Toward an iranian conception of giftedness. Gifted & Talented International, 31(1), 4-18. doi:10.1080/15332276.2016.1194674.
$44.00 on Taylor and Francis Online.

Kiesa, K. (2000). Uniquely gifted: Identifying and meeting the needs of the twice-exceptional student. Gilsum, NH: Avocus Publishing. ISBN-13: 978-1890765040 — on Amazon.com

Olszewski-Kubilius, P., Subotnik, R. F., & Worrell, F. C. (2015). Conceptualizations of giftedness and the development of talent: Implications for counselors. Journal Of Counseling & Development, 93(2), 143-152. doi:10.1002/j.1556-6676.2015.00190.x —
$10.00 - $42.00 on Onlinelibrary.Wiley.com

Piirto, J. (2006). Talented children and adults: Their development and education. 3rd Ed. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press. ISBN-13: 978-1593632120 — on Amazon.com

Renzulli, J. (2004). Identification of students for gifted and talented programs. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. ISBN-13: 978-1412904285 -— on Amazon.com

Renzulli, J. S., Reis, S. M., & Smith, L. H. (1981). The revolving door identification model. Storrs Mansfield, CT: Creative Learning Press. ISBN-13: 978-0936386164

Schindler, M., & Rott, B. (2016). Networking theories on giftedness—What we can learn from synthesizing renzulli’s domain general and krutetskii’s mathematics-specific theory. Education Sciences, 7(1), 6.
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Smutny, J. F., Veenker, K., & Veenker, S. (1989). Your gifted child: How to recognize and develop the special talents in your child from birth to age seven. New York, NY: Ballantine Books. ISBN-13: 978-0345368300 — on Amazon.com

Wright, B. L., & Ford, D. Y. (2017). Untapped potential: Recognition of giftedness in early childhood and what professionals should know about students of color. Gifted Child Today, 40(2), 111-116.
ISBN- 13: 978-1526431158 — on Sage Journals.

Parent Advocacy

Gilman, B. J. (2008). Academic advocacy for gifted children: A parent’s complete guide. Rev. Ed. Scottsdale, AZ: Great Potential Press.
ISBN-13: 978-0910707886 — $19.71 on Amazon

Inman, T. F., & Kirchner, J. (2016). Parenting gifted children 101: An introduction to gifted kids and their needs. 1st Ed. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.
ISBN-13: 978-1318215185 — $11.52 on Amazon

Klein, B. (2015). The challenges of gifted children: Empowering parents to maximize their child’s potential. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Press.
ISBN-13: 978-1440833380

Webb, J. T., Gore, J. L., Amend, E. R., & DeVries, A. R. (2007). A parent’s guide to gifted children. Scottsdale, AZ: Great Potential Press.
ISBN-13: 978-0910707527 — $16.50 on Amazon

Whitney, C.S. (2011). Helping gifted children soar: A practical guide for parents and teachers. 2nd Ed. Scottsdale, AZ: Great Potential Press.
ISBN-13: 978-1935067171 — $22.93 on Amazon

Perfectionism

Adderholdt-Elliot, M. & Goldberg, J. (1992). Perfectionism: What’s bad about being too good? Rev. Ed. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing.
ISBN-13: 978-1575420622 — $1.10 on Amazon

Adelson, J. L. & Wilson, H. E. (2009). Letting go of perfect: Overcoming perfectionism in kids. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.
ISBN-13: 978-1593633622 — $11.88 on Amazon

Twice Exceptionality

Baum, S. (2004). Twice exceptional and special populations of gifted students. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. ISBN-13: 978-1412904322 — $25.97

Baum, S. M., Owen, S. V., & Schader, R. M. (2017). To be gifted and learning disabled: Strength-based strategies for helping twice exceptional students with LD and ADHD. 3rd Ed. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.
ISBN-13: 978-1618216441 — $30.44 on Amazon

Kiesa, K. (1999). Uniquely gifted: Identifying and meeting the needs of the twice-exceptional student. Gilsum, NH: Avocus Publishing.
ISBN-13: 978-1890765040 — $9.58 on Amazon

Renzulli, S. J., & Gelbar, N. (2019). Leadership Roles for School Counselors in Identifying and Supporting Twice-Exceptional (2E) Students. Professional School Counseling. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X20940636

Mindset

Dweck, C. S. (2000). Self-theories: Their role in motivation, personality, and development (essays in social psychology). 1st Ed. London, UK: Psychology Press.
ISBN-13: 978-1841690247 — $51.47 on Amazon.

Dweck, C. S. (2007). Mindset: The new psychology of success. Reprint. New York, New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN-13: 978-0345472328 — $10.20 on Amazon.

Giannetti, C. C., & Sagarese, M. (2001). Cliques: 8 steps to help your child survive the social jungle. 1st Ed. New York, NY: Broadway Books. ISBN-13: 978-0767906531 — $8.95 on Amazon

Ricci, C. M., & Lee, M. (2016). Mindsets for parents: Strategies to encourage growth mindsets in kids. 1st Ed. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press. ISBN-13: 978-1618215246 — $11.52 on Amazon

Early Childhood

Hertzog, N. B. (2008) Ready for preschool: Prepare your child for happiness and success at school. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.
ISBN-13: 978-1593633110 — $16.95 on Amazon

Moomaw, S. (2013) Teaching stem in the early years: Activities for integrating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press.
ISBN-13: 978-1605541211 — $24.99 on Amazon

Sutherland, M. (2012) Gifted and talented in the early years: Practical activities for children aged 3 to 6. 2nd Ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd.
ISBN-13: 978-1446211090 — $33.06 on Amazon

Support Your Gifted Child

Mosatche, H. S., Lawner, E. K., & Matloff-Nieves, S. (2016). Breaking through! Helping girls succeed in science, Karnes, F. & Stephens, K. (2004) Empowered girls: A girl’s guide to positive activism, volunteering, and philanthropy. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.
ISBN-13: 978-1593631635 — $3.74 on Amazon

Mosatche, H. S., Lawner, E. K., & Matloff-Nieves, S. (2016). Breaking through! Helping girls succeed in science, technology, engineering, and math. 1st Ed. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.
ISBN-13: 978-1618215215 — $11.52 on Amazon

Neu, T. W. & Weinfeld, R. (2006). Helping boys succeed in school: A practical guide for parents and teachers. 1st Ed. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.
ISBN-13: 978-1593631987 — $14.96 on Amazon

Orenstein, P. (1995) School girls: Young women, self esteem, and the confidence gap. New York, NY: Anchor Books. ISBN-13: 978-0385425766 —$10.25 on Amazon

Rimm, S. (2002) How jane won: 55 successful women share how they grew from ordinary girls to extraordinary women. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press. ISBN-13: 978-0609807200 — $11.49 on Amazon

Schwager, T. & Schuerger, M. (1999) Gutsy girls: Young women who dare. Golden Valley, MN: Free Spirit Publishing. ISBN-13: 978-1575420592 —$14.78 on Amazon

Thimmesh, C. (2002) Girls think of everything: Stories of ingenious inventions by women. New York, NY: HMH Books for Young Readers.
ISBN-13: 978-0618195633 — $5.34 on Amazon

Webb, J. T., Meckstroth, E. A., & Tolan, S. S. (1989). Guiding the gifted child: A practical source for parents and teachers. Dayton, OH: Dayton Psychology Press. ISBN-13: 978-0910707008 — $17.01 on Amazon

Visit MENSA International-The world’s largest, oldest, and most famous high-IQ society – a thriving global community of around 150,000 highly intelligent people. There are active Mensa organizations on every continent except Antarctica., MENSA shares, Five Myths About Gifted Students.

Visit Kids Acadamy and read 10 Ways to Unleash your Child’s Talent. Helping your child blossom and explore their talents takes time.

Visit Davidson Gifted to read about Identifying and Nurturing Talent in Visual Arts. Parents can assist their chid's development by helping them nuture their talents overtime.

Read 5 Ways to Nurture Gifted Art Students and encourage your child to explore their art abilitles.

Understand what helps a child growth through art by reading The Importance of Art in a Child's Development

Kids dont always show their talents at early ages, Read the 5 Ways to Develop Children’s Talents.

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STEM Literary Resources

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Executive Functioning

Adams, J. L. (2001). Conceptual blockbusting: A guide to better ideas. 4th Ed. New York, NY: Basic Books. ISBN-13: 978-0738205373 — Amazon

Brookhart, S. (2010). How to assess higher-order thinking skills in your classroom. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. ISBN-13: 978-1416610489 — Amazon

Cooper-Kahn, J. & Dietzel, L. (2008). Late, lost, and unprepared: A parents’ guide to helping children with executive functioning. 1st Ed. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House. ISBN-13: 978-1890627843 — Amazon

Daniels, S. & Piechowski, M. M. (2008). Living with intensity: Understanding the sensitivity, excitability, and emotional development of gifted children, adolescents, and adults. Scottsdale, AZ: Great Potential Press. ISBN-13: 978-0910707893 — Amazon

Jensen, E. (2005) Teaching with the brain in mind. 2nd Ed. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. ISBN-13: 978-1416600305 — on Amazon

Kaiser-Greenland, S. & Harris, A. (2017). Mindful games 55 fun ways to share mindfulness with kids and teens. Box Cards Ed. Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publishing. ISBN-13: 978-1611804096 — Amazon

Nunnally, J. (1967). Psychometric theory. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN-13: 978-0070478497— Amazon

Social & Emotional Issues

Hebert, T. (2010). Understanding the social and emotional lives of gifted students. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press. ISBN-13: 978-1593635022 — $34.56 on Amazon

Milgram, R. (1991). Counseling gifted and talented children: A guide for teachers, counselors, and parents. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Press. ISBN-13: 978-0893917739 — $49.95 on Amazon

Moon, S. (2004) Social/emotional issues, underachievement, and counseling of gifted and talented students. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. ISBN-13: 978-1412904339 — $36.95 on Amazon

Neihart, M., Reis, S., Robinson, N., & Moon, S. (2002). The social and emotional development of gifted children: What do we know?. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press. ISBN-13: 978-1882664771 — $11.90 on Amazon

Silverman, L. (2000). Counseling the gifted and talented. Denver, CO: Love Publishing Co. ISBN-13: 978-0891082736 — $29.84 on Amazon

Van Tassel-Baska, J. (1990). A practical guide to counseling the gifted in a school setting. Arlington, VA: Council for Exceptional Children. ISBN-13: 978-0865861466 — $11.95 on Amazon

Educator Resources

Advocacy

Fleming, N. (2013). Parents press for attention to programs for gifted students. Education Week, 33(6), 1. Free Access:

Grantham, T. C. (2005). Parent advocacy for culturally diverse gifted students. Theory Into Practice, 44(2), 138-147. Free access:

Kennedy, T. (2016). Research based recommendation: Effective parent advocacy for students who are twice-exceptional, academically gifted with autism. Free Access.

Asynchronous Development

Alsop, G. (2003). Asynchrony: Intuitively valid and theoretically reliable. Roeper Review, 25(3), 118.

Bailey, C. L. (2011). An examination of the relationships between ego development, dabrowski’s theory of positive disintegration, and the behavioral characteristics of gifted adolescents. Gifted Child Quarterly, 55(3), 208-222.

Blackett, R., & Webb, J. T. (2011). The social-emotional dimension of giftedness: The seng support model. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 20(1), 5. — Free Access

Buckner, C. (2009). Gifted first graders in a multi-ability classroom: An interpretive case study. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A, 70, 801. — Free Acess: Greenspon, T. S. (2000). The self experience of the gifted person: Theory and definitions. Roeper Review, 22(3), 176.

Kennedy, D. M. (2002). Glimpses of a highly gifted child in a heterogeneous classroom. Roeper Review: A Journal On Gifted Education, 24(3), 120-124. doi:10.1080/02783190209554148651

Early Childhood

Hertzog, N. B., & Kaplan, S. (2016). Intellectual engagement early childhood gifted education. Gifted Child Today, 39(3), 133-133.

Kaplan, S., & Hertzog, N. B. (2016). Pedagogy for early childhood gifted education. Gifted Child Today, 39(3), 134-139.

Executive Function

Houwen, S., van der Veer, G., Visser, J., & Cantell, M. (2017). The relationship between motor performance and parent-rated executive functioning in 3- to 5-year-old children: What is the role of confounding variables?. Human Movement Science, 5324-36. doi:10.1016/j.humov.2016.12.009

M. M. (2017). Examining the relations between executive function, math, and literacy during the transition to kindergarten: A multi- analytic approach. Journal of Educational Psychology. Advance online publication.

McQuade, J. D., Penzel, T. E., Silk, J. S., & Lee, K. H. (2017). Parasympathetic nervous system reactivity moderates associations between children’s executive functioning and social and academic competence. Journal Of Abnormal Child Psychology, 45(7), 1355-1367. doi:10.1007/s10802-016-0246-5

Vogelaar, B., Bakker, M., Hoogeveen, L., & Resing, W. M. (2017). Dynamic testing of gifted and average-ability children's analogy problem solving: Does executive functioning play a role?. Psychology In The Schools, 54(8), 837-851. doi:10.1002/pits.22032

Identification

Belur, A., & Oguz-Duran, N. (2017). Parents' guidance resources during the identification process for the gifted and talented students at the sanliurfa bilsem. Universal Journal Of Educational Research, 5(8), 1288-1299.

Mohlala, S. C. (2000). The identification of gifted children in an under-resourced rural area (Doctoral dissertation).  Bennett-Rappell, H. h., & Northcote, M. m. (2016). Underachieving gifted students: Two case studies. Issues In Educational Research, 26(3), 407-430.

Piske, F. H. R., Stoltz, T., Vestena, C. L. B., de Freitas, S. P., de Fátima Bastos Valentim, B., de Oliveira, C. S. A., ... & Machado, C. L. (2016). Barriers to creativity, identification and inclusion of gifted student. Online Submission, 7, 1899-1905.

Mindsets: Growth vs. Fixed

Fitzgerald, C. J., & Laurian-Fitzgerald, S. M. (2016). Helping students enhance their grit and growth mindsets. Journal Plus Education/Educatia Plus, 1452-67.

Haimovitz, K., & Dweck, C. S. (2017). The origins of children's growth and fixed mindsets: New research and a new proposal. Child Development, 88(6), 1849-1859. doi:10.1111/cdev.12955

Hochanadel, A., & Finamore, D. (2015). Fixed and growth mindset in education and how grit helps students persist in the face of adversity. Journal Of International Education Research, 11(1), 47-50.

Lottero-Perdue, P., & Parry, E. (2017). Perspectives on failure in the classroom by elementary teachers new to teaching engineering. Journal Of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 7(1), 47-67. doi:10.7771/2157-9288.1158

Perfectionism

Chen, L., Zhong, M., Cao, X., Jin, X., Wang, Y., Ling, Y., & ... Yi, J. (2017). Stress and self-esteem mediate the relationships between different categories of perfectionism and life satisfaction. Applied Research In Quality Of Life, 12(3), 593-605. doi:10.1007/s11482-016-9478-3 $39.95 on Spring Link website: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11482-016-9478-3

Damian, L. E., Stoeber, J., Negru-Subtirica, O., & Băban, A. (2017). Perfectionism and school engagement: A three-wave longitudinal study. Personality And Individual Differences, 105179-184. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.09.044 $35.95 on Science Direct- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886916309977

Drizinsky, J., Zülch, J., Gibbons, H., & Stahl, J. (2016). How personal standards perfectionism and evaluative concerns perfectionism affect the error positivity and post-error behavior with varying stimulus visibility. Cognitive, Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience, 16(5), 876-887. doi:10.3758/s13415-016-0438-z Free Access on Springer Link - https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13415-016-0438-z

Hewitt, P. L., Flett, G. L., & Mikail, S. F. (2017). Perfectionism: A relational approach to conceptualization, assessment, and treatment. New York, NY: The Guilford Press. ISBN-13: 978-1462528721- $45.00 on Amazon.

Stoeber, J., Mutinelli, S., & Corr, P. J. (2016). Perfectionism in students and positive career planning attitudes. Personality And Individual Differences, 97256-259. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.03.065 $35.95 on Science Direct - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886916302185

STEM Literary Resources

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Supporting Gifted Students

Adler, D. M. (2006). The effects of participating in support groups focusing on parenting gifted children (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from American Doctoral Dissertations Database.

Bicknell, B. (2014). Parental roles in the education of mathematically gifted and talented children. Gifted Child Today, 37(2), 83-93. doi:10.177/1076217513497576 Cross, J. R. (2007). Developing your child's talent in the real world: Dealing with the juxtaposition between ideal and actual gifted education. Gifted Child Today, 30(4), 50-55.

Morawska, A., & Sanders, M. R. (2008). Parenting gifted and talented children: what are the key child behaviour and parenting issues?. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 42(9), 819-827.

Morawska, A., & Sanders, M. R. (2009). Parenting gifted and talented children: Conceptual and empirical foundations. Gifted Child Quarterly, 53(3), 163-173.

Pilarinos, V., & Solomon, C. R. (2017). Parenting styles and adjustment in gifted children. Gifted Child Quarterly, 61(1), 87-98. doi:10.1177/0016986216675351

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Twice Exceptionalities

Baum, S. M., Schader, R. M., & Owen, S. V. (2017). To be gifted and learning disabled: Strength-based strategies for helping twice-exceptional students with LD, ADHD, ASD, and more., 3rd ed. Waco, TX, US: Prufrock Press.
ISBN-13: 978-1618216441— $22.99 on Amazon

Missett, T. C., Azano, A. P., Callahan, C. M., & Landrum, K. (2016). The influence of teacher expectations about twice-exceptional students on the use of high quality gifted curriculum: A case study approach. Exceptionality, 24(1), 18-31. doi:10.1080/09362835.2014.986611

Nichols, J. A. (2015). Elementary twice-exceptional students: An investigation of the number of school days until identification based upon teacher-type and student ethnicity (Doctoral dissertation, Regent University)

Townend, G., & Brown, R. (2016). Exploring a sociocultural approach to understanding academic self-concept in twice-exceptional students. International Journal Of Educational Research, 8015-24.doi:10.1016/j.ijer.2016.07.006 $19.95 on Science Direct https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0883035516302208?via%...

Wang, C. W., & Neihart, M. (2015). How do supports from parents, teachers, and peers influence academic achievement of twice-exceptional students. Gifted Child Today, 38(3), 148-159 — $37.50 on Sage Journals - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1076217515583742

What is Giftedness?

Beauvais, C. (2015). Child giftedness as class weaponry: The case of roald dahl's matilda. Children's Literature Association Quarterly, 40(3), 277-293. doi:10.1353/chq.2015.0036. Free Access:

Gallagher, J. J. (2015). Psychology, psychologists, and gifted Students. Journal For The Education Of The Gifted, 38(1), 6-17. doi:10.1177/0162353214565548. - $37.50 article rental on Sage Journals

Karami, S., & Ghahremani, M. (2016). Toward an iranian conception of giftedness. Gifted & Talented International, 31(1), 4-18. doi:10.1080/15332276.2016.1194674.
$44.00 article rental on Taylor and Francis Online https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15332276.2016.1194674