Parenting a Gifted and Talented Child
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Parenting a Gifted Child
I'm the feature writer for Parenting a Gifted Child at Suite101 and mother to three gifted children. I'm a recovering gifted underachiever myself, so as my kids navigate the school system it is all eerily familiar. After my experience, I knew my kids needed a strong advocate for their unique needs. So much has changed in gifted education. Unfortunately, so many misconceptions remain. Read my articles, blogs, and blurbs about parenting gifted children. Hopefully you can glean something of use to you and your child!
Summer Programs for Gifted Kids
Day Camps for Gifted Elementary Students
- Summer Day Programs for Gifted Elementary Kids: California College Day Camps for Young Gifted and Talented Children
- Gifted and talented children delve into challenging subjects at university sponsored summer day camps. Courses offer grade specific material targeted to gifted learners.
- College Summer Day Camps for Gifted Elementary: Midwest and Eastern U.S. Gifted and Talented University Day Programs
- Challenge younger gifted and talented children with summer day courses. Elementary gifted kids explore strengths and meet intellectual peers during these fun activities.
Top University Gifted Programs
Gifted Talent Searches, Summer Programs, Assessment, and Support
- Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY): CTY Services for Academically Gifted and Talented Students
- Johns Hopkins CTY is a preeminent U.S. gifted center, targeting gifted students for academic challenge and support. CTY students achieve their fullest academic potential.
- Northwestern Center for Talent Development (CTD): CTD Programs for Academically Gifted and Talented Students
- The Northwestern University Center for Talent Development (CTD) earns national recognition for gifted and talented student youth development.
- Northwestern CTD Winter 2009 Parent Seminars: Center for Talent Development Gifted Saturday Enrichment Programs
- Northwestern University runs one of the top gifted talent search programs in the United States. CTD also provides support services to families of gifted children.
- Carnegie Mellon University Gifted Program: C-MITES Services for Gifted and Talented Students
- The C-MITES gifted center at Carnegie Mellon offers talent searches, gifted summer programs, weekend and day camp gifted enrichment, and GATE professional development.
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Gifted Titles Recommended by Amazon
Have you read any of these gifted education titles (or do you want to)? What did you think? I've shared my favorites, now share yours. Vote to let me know what you find interesting!
Education of the Gifted and Talented (5th Edition) by Gary A. Davis, Sylvia B. Rimm
In the mid 1970s, interest in accommodating the ed more...1 point
Competitions for Talented Kids by Frances A. Karnes, Tracy L. Riley
This is the most comprehensive, up-to-date listing more...1 point
Identification of Students for Gifted and Talented Programs (Essential Readings in Gifted Education Series)
The expert guide to the major challenges and promising more...1 point
Alternative Assessments with Gifted and Talented Students (Critical Issues in Equity and Excellence in Gifted Education) (Critical Issues in Equity and ... Equity and Excellence in Gifted Education) by Van Tassel-Baska
Alternative Assessments for Identifying Gifted and more...1 point
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann, Phyllis Haddox, Elaine Bruner
* Is your child halfway through first grade and st more...0 points
Out-of-level Testing in Gifted Assessment
Middleschooler SATs Determine Eligibility for Gifted Opportunities
- Out-of-level Achievement and Aptitude Testing: Identifying Gifted and Talented Students with Above Grade Level Exam
- GATE programs and talent searches use off-level aptitude tests, designed for older student populations, to identify high potential gifted and talented children.
- Gifted Talent Search Achievement Test Criticisms: Out-of-level Standardized Exams for Gifted Children Raise Concerns
- Parents of gifted and talented children identified for academic talent searches may have questions about off-level achievement test anxiety, elitism, and minority bias.
Early Entrance College Programs
"Doogie Howser" Programs
Radical acceleration options for gifted students as young as eleven to sixteen.
- U of W Transition School Early Entrance Program (TS EEP)
- University of Washington Robinson Center for Young Scholars (UW RCYS)
Through radical acceleration, Robinson Center TS EEP meets the needs of profoundly gifted students not served by traditional lock-step education models. - How to Start College Early at CSULA EEP
- California State University Early Entrance Program for Highly Gifted
Early entrance programs differ from other college experiences available to younger gifted teens. This program for highly gifted students accepts kids as young as eleven. - How to Go to College Early at Mary Baldwin PEG: Program for Exceptionally Gifted Girls at a Virginia Private College
- Mary Baldwin's PEG program is one of only three in the U.S. offering radical acceleration to highly gifted girls ready to start college three or more years early.
- How to Attend Simon's Rock College of Bard: Early College for Gifted Teens
- Simon's Rock College of Bard provides early college entrance to gifted teens wanting to skip high school and start college.
University of Warwick Gifted Programs
International Collaboration in face-to-face programs and virtual learning environments.
- IGUANA Provided for IGGY Juniors- Warwick: Virtual Learning Environment for International Gifted Education
- Open to gifted kids ages 6 to 11 worldwide, the IGUANA distance learning program serves gifted students in a collaborative online learning community.
- University of Warwick IGGY Education: Gifted & Talented International Academic Online, Residential Program
- The International Gateway for Gifted Youth (IGGY) offers distance learning, gifted summer camps, mentorship, and social forums for GATE students.
Great Gifted Titles from Amazon
Resources for Parenting Your Gifted Child
Writing on gifted topics leads me to a lot of phenomenal books that benefit my writing and my family. Maybe you will find these useful too!
Gifted Perfectionists
Is there such a thing as healthy perfectionism?
Academic research and popular articles frequently distinguish between normal or healthy perfectionism and unhealthy perfectionism.
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Perfectionism and Procrastination
Perfectionism and Procrastination in Gifted Kids
- Understanding Perfectionism in Gifted Children: Definition of Perfectionism and Exploring the Link to Giftedness
- Perfectionism is not a problem exclusive to gifted and talented students, but plays a critical role in anxiety, depression, and underachievement among gifted kids.
- Avoiding the Challenges of Gifted Perfectionism: Causes and Risks of Perfectionism in Gifted and Talented Children
- Gifted perfectionists are prone to anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and academic underachievement. What are the sources of perfectionism and how can parents help?
- How to Overcome Perfectionism & Procrastination: Strategies to Manage Failure and Stop Perfectionist Paralysis
- Gifted children coping with perfectionism, procrastination, and underachievement need clear goals, task prioritization, and skills to master resiliency to setbacks.
- Tips for Parenting Perfectionist Gifted Children: Tips to Avoid All-or-Nothing Thinking and Develop a Growth Mindset
- Specific parenting strategies help gifted perfectionists avoid dichotomous thinking, face challenges without harsh self-criticism, and strive for personal excellence.
Is healthy perfectionism possible?
The terms healthy or normal perfectionism are frequently used in media and primary research articles. Some argue that perfectionism is necessary for gifted individuals to reach their full potential.
Is there such a thing as healthy perfectionism?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYes, perfectionism can be normal and healthy.
No, perfectionism is by definition unhealthy as perfection is impossible.
carlaboulianne says:
The terms healthy perfectionism and normal perfectionism are misnomers. Parents, teachers, and researchers commonly confuse a healthy strive with excellence with the negative condition of perfectionism. A gifted student who constantly wants to grow and do their best differs from the perfectionist with an all-or-nothing mindset and the mistaken goal of perfection. A perfectionist becomes hypercritical at the slightest error while a learner striving for excellence may suffer disappointment but uses setbacks as opportunities to learning. It is the negativity, self-criticism, and unrealistic goals that set a perfectionist apart, not the desire for excellence or order. Perfectionists are succeptible to depression and underachievement from self-imposed stress. Specific strategies can help a perfectionist moderate these traits and avoid the most critical damage of perfectionist thought processes.
Posted September 13, 2008
Homeschool Gifted Math
Recommended Programs and Texts
- Best Homeschool Math Curriculum for Gifted Kids
- Gifted teaching and enrichment for arithmetic, geometry, algebra
Choosing the right homeschooling math curriculum for a gifted homeschooler requires particular attention to preferred learning style and ability level. - Homeschool Gifted Math and Kinesthetic Learners
- Best Math Curriculum for Twice Exceptional, Visual-Spatial Brains
Homeschooling math programs with manipulative materials and video lessons provide resources meeting educational needs of gifted homeschoolers and nontraditional learners. - Gifted Homeschool Math Programs and Textbooks
- Singapore Math, Challenge Math, and Mathematics by Jacobs
These homeschool math curricula offer teaching and enrichment for gifted students learning best with a classic textbook, worksheet, problem set, and test approach. - Advanced Math for Young Children
- Homeschool Curriculum for Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Calculus
When gifted math students finish homeschool curricula like Math-U-See, Right Start Mathematics, or Singapore Math, they need more challenging math problems.
Great Math Texts for Gifted Students
Which is your favorite homeschool math text for gifted kids?
Challenge Math For the Elementary and Middle School Student (Second Edition) by Edward Zaccaro
This book explains difficult math concepts in an e more...0 points
Math-U-See / Primer Teacher Pack (Complete Kit) by Steven P. Demme
Focus: Have Fun Introducing Math PREREQUISITE: The more...0 points
Gifted Underachievers
Motivate Gifted Underachievers
- Underachieving Gifted Kids: Class, Teacher, and Student Roles in Motivating Improved Performance
- Improved self-concept, flexible class structure, and teacher enthusiasm are critical motivators for underachieving gifted students finding eventual success.
- Motivating Gifted Underachievers: Parents Help Reverse Gifted and Talented Student Underachievement
- Parent attitudes toward underperforming gifted children impact motivation. Restricting interesting activities to punish lack of effort or poor study skills backfires.
Whole Grade Acceleration- Poll
Would you allow your gifted child to skip a grade?
Grade acceleration is one option for meeting the academic needs of a gifted child. The practice is controversial with mainstream educators, but supported by gifted research.
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Grade Acceleration
Grade Skipping a Gifted Child
- Grade Skipping Your Gifted Student: Is Whole-Grade Acceleration Right For the Gifted Child?
- One of the toughest decisions a gifted child's parents may have to make is whether skipping a grade is right for their child, not only now but also in the long run.
- Grade Skipping Misconceptions: Research Supports Grade Advancement of Gifted and Talented Students
- Grade acceleration is a viable option for gifted children performing above grade level in all subject areas, but is often resisted by school administration and teachers.
- Advocating for Grade Acceleration: Help Your Gifted and Talented Child Request a Grade Skip
- Your gifted child is not challenged in any subject and enrichment and differentiation are not enough. If you're considering whole-grade acceleration, do your legwork.
- Iowa Acceleration Scale Manual: Determining When Whole-Grade Skipping Is Right for Gifted Kids
- The Iowa Acceleration Scale explores a gifted and talented child's academic, social and emotional development to determine if skipping grades is currently beneficial.
Whole Grade Acceleration of Gifted and Talented Students
Should grade acceleration be a more frequent practice in public schools?
Whole grade acceleration, or grade skipping, of carefully screened gifted candidates is supported by research but often resisted by schools.
Should schools offer acceleration to more gifted students?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYes, you can carefully screen candidates to minimize negative outcomes.
Coral_Milburn_Curtis says:
Certainly - I run a global Learning Community for gifted children based at the University of Warwick in the UK. Our students join the community precisely because they aren't sufficiently stretched in school. It's not just a matter of keeping them occupied - it's all about self-belief and a feeling of belonging to a group of learners who have similar issues. Children need to belong to a peer group where it is 'cool to be bright'.
Posted September 16, 2008
carlaboulianne says:
Using the Iowa Acceleration Scale, schools can carefully screen acceleration candidates. Acceleration shouldmore frequently used to meet the academic needs of strong candidates. Most educators' resistance to grade skipping is based on misconceptions. Gifted research demonstrates acceleration is a viable option, academically, socially, and emotionally.
Posted July 10, 2008
No, enrichment and differentiation are enough.
Sarah says:
depending on the child. So many "gifted" children are academically ready but socially are not. While I agree children need to be challenged in the classroom, I don't think most children who are academically a whole grade level ahead are at the same developmental stage socially and/or emotionally as their academic peers. When differentiation and enrichment is done correctly and in the classroom it can create more of a safety net for the gifted child ~
Posted July 10, 2008
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- Summer Day Programs for Gifted Elementary Kids
- Gifted and talented children delve into challenging subjects at university sponsored summer day camps. Courses offer grade specific material targeted to gifted learners. This article focuses on California programs; a companion piece covers Midwestern and Eastern U.S. programs.
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- Johns Hopkins CTY is a preeminent U.S. gifted center, targeting gifted students for academic challenge and support. CTY helps gifted students achieve their fullest academic potential. Learn about CTY gifted programs and services.
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Research Supports Grade Advancement of Gifted and Talented Students.
Grade acceleration is a viable option for gifted children performing above grade level in all subject areas, but is often resisted by school administration and teachers. - Grade Skipping Your Gifted Student
- Is Whole-Grade Acceleration Right For the Gifted Child?
One of the toughest decisions a gifted child's parents may have to make is whether skipping a grade is right for their child, not only now but also in the long run. - Advocating for Grade Acceleration
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- Objectively Determining When Whole-Grade Acceleration Is Right
The Iowa Acceleration Scale explores a gifted and talented child's academic, social and emotional development to determine if grade-skipping is currently beneficial. - Positive Use of Family Meetings
- This article is not specific to gifted kids, but I found the methods work well with my gifted children. They really rise to challenge of community problem-solving. In return for respect and input, they are much more cooperative.
- Avoiding Child Power Struggles
- Gifted children often don't respond well to authoritative discipline. Parents can use positive discipline principles to reduce conflicts, improve communication, and gain cooperation from a defiant child.
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- How you praise and encourage your gifted child has a dramatic impact on their motivation, effort, and achievement. The effect of parent praise is counterintuitive. This is a must read for all parents of gifted kids.
- Mindset by Dr. Carol Dweck
- "Cognitive psychology research explores effects of fixed versus growth mindsets on learning, effort, and achievement in relationships, education, sports, and business."
This book was personally recommended to me by Dr. Nancy Robinson of the University of Washington Robinson Center for Young Scholars. Dr. Robinson said that understanding mindset theory changed her life. She thought this book would help us moderate my daughter's perfectionist tendancies.
Mindset not only helped my daughter, it has done so much more. It has significantly altered my approach to parenting, relationships, careers, and passions. - Northwestern Center for Talent Development (CTD)
- CTD provides challenging, accelerated academic coursework for gifted students. While proffering exciting enrichment opportunities in diverse subjects, CTD excels in civic leadership skills development.
Check out Northwestern University CTD talent searches, summer programs, and Civic Leadership Institute- all great opportunities for your gifted child. - Out-of-level Achievement and Aptitude Testing
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The International Gateway for Gifted Youth (IGGY) offers distance learning, gifted summer camps, mentorship, and social forums for GATE students.
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