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Title	Author	Comments
Grandparents' guide to gifted children	J T Webb, J L Gore, F A Karnes, A S McDaniel	Grandparents are very important in the lives of their gifted grandchildren. Gifted children may be perfectionistic, idealistic, impatient with others and emotionally sensitive and temperamental. They often have an inner drive to learn and may ask questions until adult ears are tired. They are sometimes exhausting to be around. Grandparents can provide important emotional support for bright, talented children This book includes - early signs of giftedness - special needs of gifted children - unique roles of grandparents - building a bond with a grandchild - maximising grandparenting - education plans - when a grandparent is the parent - leaving a personal legacy	Details	Request
Losing Our Minds - Gifted Children Left Behind	Deborah L. RUF, PH.D.	Rated 5 Star on Amazon. Written for parents and teachers who work with gifted children, this book describes behaviors of children who are measured at the highest ranges of intelligence. The data indicate there are many more of these children than previously thought. Fascinating vignettes from 50 different families and their highly intelligent children are included. Testing, test scores, and interpretations of scores are explained in a new, eye-opening way. Parents and teachers will be able to compare a child's behaviors and developmental milestones to those of children in the five Levels chapters, and thus estimate their child's I.Q. The Levels have implications for educational planning.	Details	Request
Nurturing Gifted and Talented Children	Ministry of Education - Jill Bevan-Brown and Shirley Taylor	Back cover : Written to help answer many of the questions parents ask about supporting their gifted and talented childrenand to assist parents, schools, and teachers to form positive partnerships. Review from a member : A bit basic but OK as an introduction.	Details	Request
Perfectionism. What's bad about being good?	Miriam Adderholdt and Jan Goldberg	Are you a high achiever? A straight-A student? A procrastinator? A workaholic? Are you hard on yourself? Always anxious about your abilities? Worried about being "good enough"?	Details	Request
See Jane Win for Girls: a smart girl's guide to success	Dr Syliva Rimm	have you ever seen successful women and wondered, "how did they get that way? What did they do when they were kids? How did they feel? What kind of experiences did they have? How did they become so confident and strong?" Dr Syliva Rimm wondered the same things. She decided to get answers - from women themselves. She and her daughters surveyed more than 1,000 successful women, then wrote tow books for adults: SEE JANE WIN and HOW JANE WON. Those books are helping many parents raise amazing daughters. But you don't have to wait for someone to help you. You can help yourself. This book shows you how. It's full of ideas you can start using now to shape your own future. Look inside to find - specific, practical "I CAN" tips for following your dreams, building healthy esteem, using your brainpower, improving your social smarts, forming new interests and talents, exploring the world, dealing wiht big changes, finding role models and mentors, learning and growing with your family - quick quizzes and questions that keep you on track - fill-in-the-bland charts and pages that help you learn more about yourself - True "I CAN" stories from kids and teens - inspiring words from real women - teachers, attorneys, astronauts, musicians, physicians, photographers, publishers, congress women, business women, radio announcers, TV news anchors, homemakers and more - a 'digging deeper' discussion guide to share with caring adults	Details	Request
The Hidden Lives of Learners	Graham Nuthall	The Hidden Lives of Learners takes the reader deep into the hitherto undiscovered world of the learner. It explores the three worlds which together shape a student’s learning – the public world of the teacher, the highly influential world of peers, and the student’s own private world and experiences. What becomes clear is that just because a teacher is teaching, does not mean students are learning. Review from a member : fantastic and essential if you as a parent/educator are trying to work out what will work for your child!	Details	Request
The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids	Sally Yahnke Walker	Does your child ... - drive you crazy with questions? - refuse to take no for an answer? - seem smarter or more talented than other kids his age? - have a zany sense of humour? - like to be challenged with new ideas? - have a vocabulary larger than she is? - prefer the company of adults or older children? - have a wide range of interests or one consuming passion? - remember things you would rather forget? - march to the beat of a different drummer? If you answered 'yes' to most or all of these questions, your child might be gifted and this book is for you. Look inside to find out: - what it means to be gifted (and doesn't mean) - what make gifted kids so special - how kids are identified as gifted (and why some slip through the cracks of the system) - what's good (and not so good) about being identified as gifted - how to make sure that your child gets the learning opportunities he needs - how to cope with the unique challenges of parenting a gifted child - how to handle specific problems including super-sensitivity, perfectionism and your own concerns about raising a 'nerd' Complete with current information about research, tests and testing, trends in gifted education, real-life examples, first person stories, step by step strategies, resources and encouragement. This book is for any parent who is faced with the sometimes overwhelming task of raising a gifted child	Details	Request
The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids	Sally Yahnke Walker	Does your child ... - drive you crazy with questions? - refuse to take no for an answer? - seem smarter or more talented than other kids his age? - have a zany sense of humour? - like to be challenged with new ideas? - have a vocabulary larger than she is? - prefer the company of adults or older children? - have a wide range of interests or one consuming passion? - remember things you would rather forget? - march to the beat of a different drummer? If you answered 'yes' to most or all of these questions, your child might be gifted and this book is for you. Look inside to find out: - what it means to be gifted (and doesn't mean) - what make gifted kids so special - how kids are identified as gifted (and why some slip through the cracks of the system) - what's good (and not so good) about being identified as gifted - how to make sure that your child gets the learning opportunities he needs - how to cope with the unique challenges of parenting a gifted child - how to handle specific problems including super-sensitivity, perfectionism and your own concerns about raising a 'nerd' Complete with current information about research, tests and testing, trends in gifted education, real-life examples, first person stories, step by step strategies, resources and encouragement. This book is for any parent who is faced with the sometimes overwhelming task of raising a gifted child	Details	Request
The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids	Sally Yahnke Walker	Does your child ... - drive you crazy with questions? - refuse to take no for an answer? - seem smarter or more talented than other kids his age? - have a zany sense of humour? - like to be challenged with new ideas? - have a vocabulary larger than she is? - prefer the company of adults or older children? - have a wide range of interests or one consuming passion? - remember things you would rather forget? - march to the beat of a different drummer? If you answered 'yes' to most or all of these questions, your child might be gifted and this book is for you. Look inside to find out: - what it means to be gifted (and doesn't mean) - what make gifted kids so special - how kids are identified as gifted (and why some slip through the cracks of the system) - what's good (and not so good) about being identified as gifted - how to make sure that your child gets the learning opportunities he needs - how to cope with the unique challenges of parenting a gifted child - how to handle specific problems including super-sensitivity, perfectionism and your own concerns about raising a 'nerd' Complete with current information about research, tests and testing, trends in gifted education, real-life examples, first person stories, step by step strategies, resources and encouragement. This book is for any parent who is faced with the sometimes overwhelming task of raising a gifted child	Details	Request
They're Not Bringing My Brain Out	Rosemary Cathcart	Have you ever wondered ... - why gifted children or children with special abilities should need any extra help? - how you're supposed to cope with a bright child when there are 35 others in the class? - what on earth to do when someone says you're taking the enrichment group? - how to persuade colleagues that all of this really matters Then you are the person this book is written for! REACH is a teaching model which brings together four concepts for understanding and working with gifted or exceptionally able learners. Using material trialled in classrooms and withdrawal groups, THEY'RE NOT BRINGING MY BRAIN OUT is a practical, easy to use guide to putting REACH into action in your programme Supporting Material covers: - identification - working with parents - writing policy - resources - ability grouping - cultural perspectives - learning disabilities - and more Includes: - checklist, worksheets and handy summary pages for classroom and staff development use; - a special 'planning framework' to aid in lesson preparation; - a comprehensive index	Details	Request
They're not bringing my brain out	Rosemary Cathcart	Have you ever wondered - how to cope with a very bright child when you've got 25 other children in the class? - what to do now you're in charge of the gifted programme - how to help the teacher understand your gifted child This book is written for everyone who lives or works with a gifted child - classroom teachers, GATE coordinators, parents and caregivers, special needs and resource teachers, counsellors and home-schooling families. THEY'RE NOT BRINGING MY BRAIN OUT - provides clear discussion of the issues involved for all concerned, including the child; - sets out four key concepts for understanding and meeting the needs of gifted learners (the REACH model); - includes a wealth of practical, easy-to-use strategies for implementing this model, with loads of high interest lesson ideas and examples; - covers a wide range of supporting topics such as resources, ability grouping, parent perspectives, cultual differences, giftedness and learning disability and much more, plus special material on identification Written by one of New Zealand's leading authorities on gifted education, this updated edition extends a text already recognised as an essential guide to this important topic	Details	Request
They're Not Bringing My Brain Out - 3rd Edition	Rosemary Cathcart	Rosemary has been involved in gifted education since 1981 in a wide variety of roles as both parent and teacher. In the mid 1980's she developed the REACH model for teaching gifted children, then became involved in taking workshops for teachers, and from 1990 to 1994 was tutor for the Auckland College of Education's post-grad papers in this field. From 1992 to 1995 she served as sole advisor on gifted children for the Special Education Service (now GSE). In 1995, she established New Zealand's only education centre specialising in gifted education, the George Parkyn Centre, led it through its first decade to its present nationally recognised status, and developed its innovative One Day School programme. She lobbied intensively for many years for change in official attitudes toward gifted education, leading to the Minister's Working Party on which she served. She has also worked extensively with parents and with parent groups and has served as national president of the NZ Assn for Gifted Children and for many years as advisor to that body's National Council. Her published work in this field includes a teachers' manual now in its third edition, editing the papers of Professor George Parkyn, writing a management guide to implementing the Ministry's policy following the NAG change in 2005, and various articles. She was awarded the QSM in 2004 for her work in gifted education.	Details	Request
You Know Your Child is Gifted When ... a beginner's guide to life on the bright side	Judy Galbraith	What does it mean to be gifted? Is it about being smart? Creative? Talented? Or what? If you've ever asked these questions, this book is for you. Humourous cartoons blend with solid information on giftedness - its characteristics, challenges and joys. First person stories from parents who have been there offer reassurance and insights. As you smile at the illustrations and anecdotes, you'll discover what sets gifted kids apart and how you can support your child's unique abilities. You'll strengthen your parenting skills and get answers to other questions you've wondered about - like: - are gifted kids really different? - how are kids selected for gifted programs? - how can I help my child make the most of his or her abilities and you will sigh with relief as you learn ways to help your young gifted child and yourself	Details	Request

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Total number of Books in library = 377.

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