Virginia Association for the Gifted (VAG) is an organization made up of educators, parents and other interested in promoting gifted education. VAG publishes a newsletter throughout the year and sponsors statewide conferences. Membership is $10 for one year or $20 for three years. Information may be obtained from the web site at http://www.vagifted.org or by writing VAG; PO Box 26212; Richmond, VA 23260.
National Association for Gifted
Children (NAGC)
1155 15th street, N.W., Suite 1002
Washington, D.C. 20005
“Gifted Child Monthly” is written for parents and has a special section for children. Each issue includes up-to-date coverage of what is happening in gifted education. Published 11 times a year: P.O. Box 10149; Des Moines, IA 50340
“Gifted Child Today” is directed at teachers and parents. It avoids jargon and provides practical advice on working with gifted and creative children. Published bimonthly: P.O. Box 637100; Pine Avenue; Holmes, PA 19043
Adderholdt-Elliot, M.
Perfectionism: What’s Bad About Being Too Good? (1987):
The book explores the differences between ambition and unhealthy perfectionism and gives strategies for getting out of the perfectionist trap.
Alvino, James.
Parents’ Guide To Raising A Gifted Child (1985):
This book gives tips on promoting intellectual and creative thinking, research skills and on counseling. It also lists the best books and games available to promote these activities.
Carlson, Nancy; and Jane Riley.
HELP! For Parents of Gifted and Talented Children (1984):
This is an activity book with fifty games and situations that enhance a child’s thinking skills.
Clark, B.
Growing Up Gifted (1988):
This book is a comprehensive reference with sections on understanding the gifted individual, brain research, and emotional and social aspects of growing up gifted are presented in this book.
Delisle, James R.
Gifted Children Speak Out (1984):
Over 6,000 gifted children answered questionnaires to create this analysis of how they feel and manage being gifted.
Galbraith, J.
The Gifted Kids’ Survival Guide I (1984) (Ages 10 and under):
This book offers support and practical suggestions for gifted students who are struggling with typical problems such as schoolwork and peer relations.
Delisle J. and Galbraith T.
The Gifted Kids’ Survival Guide II (Ages 11-18):
This is a book written for the children to help them understand the meaning of giftedness and how to handle other people’s expectations.
Gulledge, Delores and Ellen Peters.
Activities Guide for Parents (1980):
Included in this book are specific activities that the parent can do with the child. These activities are grouped according to Bloom’s Taxonomy and are all easy to provide. It is geared toward elementary children.
Haensly, Patricia and William Nash.
Mountains To Climb (1984):
A book for the preteen or adolescent gifted offers suggestions directly to gifted youth about how they can locate resources and opportunities to aid their development.
Halsted, J.W.
Guiding Gifted Readers from Pre-school to High School (1988):
It recommends books to meet emotional needs through guided discussions and intellectual needs through reading guidance and is an excellent resource for the gifted reader.
Johnson, Nancy L.
The Faces of the Gifted (1989):
This is a collection of articles with the message of tolerance for individual differences.
Kerr Barbara.
Smart Girls, Gifted Women (1986):
A book that describes why bright girls who show promise in childhood and adolescence often fail to reach their potential is often needed. This one helps parents become aware of how to prevent difficulties and includes vignettes of eminent women.
Miller, Alice.
Prisoners of Childhood (1981):
This book promotes important insights for parents about the child’s view of the world and how easy it is for parents to drift into conveying that their child feels loved only when he is accomplishing and is becoming more of what his parents wanted to be.
Rimm, Sylvia.
The Underachievement Syndrome: Causes and Cures (1986):
Rimm is a psychologist who specializes in underachieving gifted students. This work uses case studies to show symptoms, causes, and cures.
Strang, Ruth.
Helping your Gifted Child (1960):
Although this book is dated, it includes behavioral characteristics of gifted children from pre-school through adolescence and shows case studies that suggest means to develop a gifted child’s unique abilities in cooperative ways.
Vail, Patricia.
Smart Kids with School Problems (1987):
A learning disability may account for underachievement in some gifted students. This book emphasizes the traits and learning styles that set gifted/learning disabled students apart.
Warren, Sandra.
Parents’ of the Gifted Guide To Teachers (1980):
Warren discusses why support for the teachers of the gifted is so important. Understanding the teachers and becoming aware of what goes on in the classroom is a first step to supporting the child.
Webb, James T., Elisabeth Meckstroth, and Stephanie Tolan.
Guiding The Gifted Child (1982):
This is one of the most comprehensive books for parents and teachers dealing with all aspects of working with a gifted child.
Willings, David.
The Creatively Gifted (1980):
This book is geared toward the parents of gifted adolescents or toward gifted adults. It discusses creativity and the opportunities and problems it may cause.
Virginia Association for the Gifted
National Association for Gifted Children
The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt.html
ERIC Online Database of Gifted & Talented Student Programs
PBS ONLINE
Public Broadcasting Service (Teachersource OnLine)
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
Virginia Department of Education homepage