Contest Opportunities

Odyssey of the Mind

Information on an International Competition which focuses on three dimensional creative problem solving for students of all ages

Emotional Needs-depression/friendship/social skills/over sensitivity/anxiety

Emotional Lives of Gifted Children

Emotional experiences particular to gifted children

Helping Your Highly Gifted Child

Practical suggestions for parents

Nurturing Social-Emotional Development Of Gifted Children

Ways to work through social and emotional developmental problems

 

Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted

Articles and conferences to better understand the emotional development of gifted children

Enrichment-toys/games/books

Extra Studies

Curriculum Links

Lee’s Summit Website

Web site links for curriculum areas from Art to Technology

Nurturing Giftedness in Young Children

Understanding early development of gifted children

Perfectionism

Perfectionism Book List

Great resources for further perfectionism reading

Working with Perfectionist Children

Characteristics, Coping Strategies, and Teaching Strategies for perfectionist students

Special Needs-autism/learning disabled

Gifted Children with ADHD

Characteristics of  gifted ADHD children and recommendations for education

Gifted/LD

Articles regarding gifted children with learning disabilities

Information about Disabilities and Gifted Children

Various links listing disabilities and exceptionalities associated with gifted children

Uniquely gifted

Resources with children with ADD/ADHD,LD, Asperger Syndrome, etc.

Special Programs for Gifted

Davidson Institute for Talent Development

Summer programs for students

John Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth

International organization for Gifted Education

 

 

Study Skills-organization/responsibility

How Can I Help My Child With Homework?

Ideas for parents

How Can I Make Our Home a Good Place for My Child To Learn?

List of suggestions for parents

Questioning Techniques for Gifted Students

What is questioning?  How do you do it effectively?

Underachieving

Underachieving Gifted

Definition, strategies, and Role of the Family when coping with underachieving

Underachieving Gifted Students

 

Specific suggestions and coping strategies

Should Gifted Students Be Grade-Advanced?

A wide variety of options to keep gifted students challenged

 

General

Ask Ella Mae

Frequently asked questions about gifted children answered by Ella Mae, national chairwoman of The Association's for Gift (TAG) parent committee

The College Board

The College Board published three excellent resources for students and their parents researching college costs: College Costs and Financial Aid Handbook 1999, The Scholarship Handbook 1999 with FUND FINDER, and Meeting College Costs, A Workbook for Families. These publications, along with the College Board's ExPan guidance program, assist in clarifying the expenses of sending a student to college.

 

Davidson Institute for Talent Development

National foundation, supporting the profoundly gifted population. The Davidson Institute's mission is to recognize, nurture and support profoundly gifted young people and to provide opportunities for them to develop their talents in positive ways.  Site includes articles, summer programs, educators’ guild, etc.

Gifted Development Center

Serves parents, schools, and advocacy groups; information about identification, assessment, counseling, learning styles, programs, presentations, and resources for gifted children and adults

GT World

On-line support community for parents of Gifted and Talented children

Gifted-Children.com: Identification, Encouragement, and Development

On-line parents' newsletter; networking and information dedicated to making a difference in the education of children with special talents and abilities

Hoagies' Gifted Education Page

Resource guide for the education of gifted children with links to resources on gifted education, plus annotations and first hand information provided by parents

Leadership Development and Gifted Students

Development of leadership attitudes and skills in gifted youth

 

Providing Curriculum Alternatives To Motivate Gifted Students

Two strategies to help highly gifted students get more out of school

 

 

 

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