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 Many
useful books have been published to help gifted and talented people,
their counselors, parents and educators gain deeper insights into
personal development, creativity and other issues faced by the gifted
and talented. Here are several books I have recommended. The titles
link to the Amazon.com bookstore for purchase online. (Links to
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 Books
for counselors
Counseling
the Gifted and Talented, by L.K. Silverman. Love
(1993). This is the essential handbook for anyone embarking on a
career of counseling the gifted population.
Children
Above 180 IQ (Standford-Binet): Origin and development,
by Leta Stetter Hollingworth (1942). C. McGuffog, C. Feiring,
& M. Lewis (1987). Ayer Co. Pub.
It would be safe to say it all started with Hollingworth. I would
call this a most essential book to provide a foundation for counselors
of the gifted and talented.
Multicultural
Gifted Education, by Donna Y. Ford and J. John Harris,
III. Teachers College Press (1999)
From the publisher: Bridging the fields of gifted and multicultural
education, this path-breaking volume provides a comprehensive and
practical resource for raising the expectations and level of instruction
for gifted minority students. The authors offer case studies of
multicultural gifted education in practice, suggest methods for
"best practice" for classroom teachers, supply sample activities
and provide guidelines and a checklist to help evaluate current
multicultural education programs.
Amazon.com:
Different Minds: Gifted Children With AD/HD, Asperger Syndrome,
and other Learning Deficits, by Deirdre V. Lovecky
Amazon.com:
Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind, by Deborah
L., Ph.d. Ruf
Misdiagnosis
And Dual Diagnoses Of Gifted Children And Adults: Adhd, Bipolar,
Ocd, Asperger's, Depression, And Other Disorders, by James T. Webb,
Edward R. Amend, Nadia E. Webb, Edward R. Amend, Nadia E. Webb, Jean Goerss,
Paul Beljan, F. Richard Olenchak
Amazon.com:
The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know? by Maureen Neihart (Editor), Sally M. Reis (Editor), Nancy M. Robinson
(Editor), Sidney M. Moon (Editor)
Books for adults
Letters to the Medicine Man: An Appreticeship in spiritual Intelligence,
by Barbara Kerr and John McAlister. Hampton Press (Oct. 1, 2002).
Kerr authored the highly praised "Smart Girls, Gifted Women" (1985) and "Smart Boys: Talent, Manhood and the Search for Meaning" (2001).
Gifted
Grownups: The Mixed Blessings of Extraordinary Potential,
by Marylou Kelly Streznewski. John Wiley & Sons (1999).
Streznewski gives a nice introduction to and overview of the issues
and concerns for the gifted adult.
Liberating
Everyday Genius: A Revolutionary Guide for Identifying and Mastering
Your Exceptional Gifts, by Mary-Elaine Jacobsen.
Ballentine Books (1999).
Jacobsen's pragmatic, practical approach builds on a firm foundation
of self-evaluation and self-revelation. Her epiphanies (ie. "What's
'wrong' with you is what's right with you.") bring deeper understanding
to gifted and talented adults and put mastery and social integration
within their grasp.
Understanding
Those Who Create, by Jane Piirto. Gifted Psychology
Press (2nd edition, 1998).
Gifted adults will gain valuable insights from Piirto's well-organized
book, which examines the wide variety of creativity at play in adults'
and children's lives. Her ideas are backed by thorough and well-documented
research.
Books for girls and women
Smart
Girls: A New Psychology of Girls, Women, and Giftedness
(Smart Girls Two), by Barbara A. Kerr. Gifted Psychology Press
(1997).
From the publisher: Why do talented, gifted girls so often fail
to realize their potential as they reach adolescence and adulthood?
Kerr looks at the challenges gifted and talented girls face during
adolescence and adulthood -- and why so many never reach their potential.
Work
Left Undone: Choices and Compromises of Talented Women,
by Sally Morgan Reis. Creative Learning Press (1998).
From the publisher: Dr. Reis exposes barriers to success (downplaying
accomplishment, pursuing perfectionism, putting others' needs first)
and proposes solutions and suggestions for overcoming them. She
lists specific ideas for girls, parents, and teachers, and resources
that can help girls succeed.
See
Jane Win, by Sylvia B. Rimm, Sara Rimm-Kaufman (Contributor),
Ilonna Jane Rimm (Contributor). Three Rivers Press (reprint edition,
2000).
From the publisher: Child psychologist Sylvia Rimm and her daughters,
a research psychologist and a pediatric oncology researcher, surveyed
more than a thousand successful women to uncover what elements of
their childhood and adolescence contributed to their success --
and how today's parents can give their own daughters the same advantages.
Here is informed advice on helping girls deal with middle-school
grade decline, math anxiety, eating disorders, social insecurity,
self-esteem and competition, the career-family balance, the glass
ceiling, and more.
How
Jane Won: 55 Successful Women Share How They Grew from Ordinary
Girls to Extraordinary Women, by Sylvia B. Rimm,
Sara Rimm-Kaufman (Contributor). Crown Pub. (2001).
From the publisher: In this companion volume to "See Jane Win,"
50 women -- some are familiar, others you've never heard of -- tell
their own stories of success in their own words. They give dozens
of hard-earned life lessons with a common thread: the wisdom of
nurturing a passion, paying attention to what brings you happiness,
persevering, and appreciating that the path between points A and
B is seldom a straight line.
Books for boys
Smart
Boys: Talent, Manhood, and the Search for Meaning, by Barbara
A. Kerr, Sanford J. Cohn, James T. Webb (Contributor), Tom Andersen
(Contributor). Great Potential Press Inc. ( 2001).
From Booklist, American Library Association: Ideals of masculinity
that stress physical agility over intelligence compel smart boys
and men "to ignore the urgings of their intellect and creative selves
in order to fulfill socially ordained masculine roles," according
to psychologists Kerr and Cohn. Kerr and Cohn cite research and
case studies showing many gifted boys don't live up to their potential
and suffer social isolation. They examine how intelligence figures
in images of American males and look at the developmental stages
of gifted boys from infancy to manhood. They also offer guidance
to parents on how to nurture gifted boys and overcome their particular
challenges, including ambivalence about their gifts and concerns
about masculinity. Parents and teachers dealing with particularly
bright boys will find this book a useful and encouraging resource.
Books for parents
Great Potential Press
Guiding
the Gifted Child: A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers,
by James T. Webb, Elizabeth A. Meckstroth and Stephanie S. Tolan
(Contributor) . Gifted Psychology Press (1989).
From the publisher: Gifted children have unique social and emotional
concerns. Their characteristics, combined with current educational
practices, often put them at risk. This award-winning book contains
chapters on motivation, discipline, peer relationships, sibling
relationships, stress management, depression, and many other issues
that parents and teachers encounter daily with these children.
Welcome
to the Ark, by Stephanie S. Tolan. Avon Books (2000).
Tolan's novel follows the progress of four gifted but troubled children
who are placed in an institution. There, they're chosen for the
"Ark" project, which connects them via the worldwide computer network
with kids like them. Together they develop a way for the warring
human race to save itself.
Talented
Teenagers: The Roots of Success and Failure, by Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi, Kevin Rathunde and Samuel Whalen. Cambridge University
Press (2000).
From the publisher: The findings in this book are the results of
a monumental five-year study of a group of exceptionally talented
teenagers, examining the role that personality traits, family interactions,
education, and the social environment play in a young person's motivation
to develop his or her talent. The authors conclude that the experience
of "flow" is essential to motivation. They define "flow"
as an optimal state of consciousness that occurs when people are
able to meet the challenges of their environment with appropriate
skills, and accordingly feel a sense of well-being, a sense of mastery,
and a heightened sense of self-esteem.
Amazon.com:
Different Minds: Gifted Children With AD/HD, Asperger Syndrome,
and other Learning Deficits, by Deirdre V. Lovecky
Amazon.com:
Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind,
by Deborah L., Ph.d. Ruf
Misdiagnosis
And Dual Diagnoses Of Gifted Children And Adults: Adhd, Bipolar,
Ocd, Asperger's, Depression, And Other Disorders,
by James T. Webb, Edward R. Amend, Nadia E. Webb, Edward R. Amend,
Nadia E. Webb, Jean Goerss, Paul Beljan, F. Richard Olenchak
Amazon.com:
The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know? by
Maureen Neihart (Editor), Sally M. Reis (Editor), Nancy M. Robinson (Editor),
Sidney M. Moon (Editor)
Books for educators
Great Potential Press
Multicultural
Gifted Education, by Donna Y. Ford and J. John Harris, III.
Teachers College Press (1999)
From the publisher: Bridging the fields of gifted and multicultural
education, this path-breaking volume provides a comprehensive and
practical resource for raising the expectations and level of instruction
for gifted minority students. The authors offer case studies of
multicultural gifted education in practice, suggest methods for
"best practice" for classroom teachers, supply sample activities
and provide guidelines and a checklist to help evaluate current
multicultural education programs.
Amazon.com:
Re-Forming Gifted Education: How Parents and Teachers Can Match
the Program to the Child, by Karen B. Rogers
Amazon.com:
Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds, by Jan Davidson, Bob Davidson, Laura Vanderkam
Amazon.com:
Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind,
by Deborah L., Ph.d. Ruf
Amazon.com:
When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers: How to Meet Their
Social and Emotional Needs, by Jim Delisle,
Judy Galbraith, Pamela Espeland
Publishing houses of note
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of books and other learning materials for children and teens, parents,
educators, counselors, and everyone else who cares about kids.
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