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Gifted Identifiers

Who is gifted?

Illinois definitions of gifted – compared to all states

Dr. Linda Silverman – Rhode Island Advocates for Gifted

Rhode Island State Characteristics & Behaviors of the Gifted

Memberships

National Gifted Association

Illinois Association for Gifted Children
800 E. NW Highway, Suite #610
Palatine, IL 60067
Tel: (847) 963-1892

Are you a Gifted Parent?

Do you answer your child’s questions with patience and good humor?
Do you take advantage of your child’s questions and expressions of interest to guide him/her into further learning and explorations?
Do you help your child develop physical and social skills as carefully as you encourage mental growth?
Do you help your child learn how to get along with children of all levels of intelligence?
Do you avoid comparing him/her with brothers, sisters, and companions?
Do you show love to your child for his/her own sake and not for intellectual achievement?
Do you set reasonable standards or behavior for your child and then see that they are met?
Do you provide early opportunities for decision-making by your child, with follow up of learning to evaluate decisions after carrying out whatever action was taken?
Do you try to find something specific to praise when s/he shows you work? (A generalized compliment means little to gifted children)
Do you help him/her find worthwhile challenging reading materials and television programs?\
Do you provide hobby matierals and books?
Do you find places where your child can study and work at his/her hobbies?
Do you provide a place for your child to display work?
Do you let your child learn about and share in some of your hobbies and interests?
Do you take you r child on trips to points of interest?
Do you help your child take advantage of lessons and activities offered by private groups or community organizations?
Do you teach your child how to budget their time, organize work, and improve study habits?
Do you give your child increasing independence as ability to handle responsibility increase?
Do you give your child household responsibilities and other tasks suitable to his/her level?
Do you avoid overstressing intellectual achievement?
Do you avoid pushing him/her by not being unreasonably demanding about after-school lessons or activities?
Do you resist the impulse to show him/her off?
Do you resist any temptation to exploit him/her?
Do you teach your child to use his/her gifts for the benefit of society as well as self?
Do you encourage your child to set high educational and vocational goals?
Do you refrain from trying to pick his/her vocation, but try to help him/her learn about as many occupations as possible?
Do your expressions of attitude and your behavior set examples you want him/her to follow?
Do you speak as properly as you want your child to?
Do you encourage your child to take risks after careful evaluation of all possible outcomes?
Do your encourage your child to be assertive?
Do you encourage your child to set high goals?
Do you motivate your child to read?
Do you urge your child to study things closely to learn as much as possible about them?
Do you encourage your child to not well and remember valuable information?
Do you help your child meet and interact with leaders, creative people, and artists? - Author Unknown

Research / Books

Davidson Institute

Genius Denied

National Research for Gifted and Talented

Parent’s Guide to IQ Testing & Gifted Education

History of Gifted Education

Adderholt-Elliott,M. (1987), Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too Good?
Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing

Berger, S. (1994). College Planning for Gifted Students (2nd ed.). Reston, VA: The Council for Exceptional Children

Bloom, B.S. (1985). Developing Talent in Young People.
New York; Ballantine.

Delisle, J., & Galbraith, J. (1987). The Gifted Kids Survival Guide II.
Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing.

Featherstone, B.D., & Reilly, J.M. (1990). College Comes Sooner Than You Think! The essential guide for high school students and their families. Dayton, OH: Ohio Psychology Publishing.

Galbraith,J. (1983). The Gifted Kids Survival for Ages 11-18.
Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing.

Kerr, B.A. (1985). Smart Girls, Gifted Women.
Columbus, OH: Ohio Psychology Publishing.

Paula Olszewski-Kubilius and Lisa Limburg-Weber, Designs for Excellence: A Guide to Educational Program Options for Academically Talented Middle & Secondary School Students. This comprehensive guide to educational programs for adolescents gives information on the most respected programs in the country for gifted children.
Available from CTD (847) 491-3782.

Sebring, A.D. (1983, November). Parental Factors in the Social and Emotional Adjustment of the Gifted.
Roeper Review. 97-99.

Webb, J.T., Meckstroth, E.A., & Tolan, S.S. (1982). Guiding the Gifted Child.
Columbus, OH: Ohio Psychology Publishing.

Sally Yahnke Walker, The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live With, and Stick UP for Your Gifted Child. Free Spirit Press.

Magazines / Journals
Understanding Our Gifted , Open Space Communications, 1900 Folsom, Suite 108, Boulder, CO 80302, Tel: 1-800-494-6178.

Gifted Child Today Magazine, P.O. Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714-8813, Tel: 1-800-998-2208.

Parenting for High Potential, NAGC, 1707 L Street NW, Suite 550, Washington DC 20036, Tel: (202)785-4268.


Challenge Good Apple P.O. Box 55682 Boulder, CO 80323-5682 (800) 264-9873	Understanding Our Gifted Open Space Communications, Inc. P.O. Box 18268 Boulder, CO 80308-8268	Roeper Review P.O. Box 329 Bloomfield Hills , MI 48303 Tel: (810) 642-1500
Journal for the Education of the Gifted Journales Department University of North Carolina Press P.O. Box 2288 Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2288	The Gifted Child Today Magazine Prufrock Press P.O. Box 8813 Waco, TX 67614-8813 Tel: (800) 998-2208	The Journal of Secondary Gifted Education JSGE P.O. Box 8813 Waco , TX 76714-8813 Tel: (800) 998-2208
Communicator California Association for the Gifted 426 Escuela Avenue, Suite 19 Mountain View, CA 94040 Tel: (415) 965-0653 Fax: (415) 965-0654 cbs2000@aol.com	Parenting for High Potential: Developing Your Child's Gifts and Talents National Association for Gifted Children 1707 L street , NW, Suite 550 Washington DC 20036	Gifted Education Review P.O. Box 2278 Evergreen, CO 80437-278 Call or Fax (303) 670-8350 or (800) 643-2194 pkeducre2@aol.com

Resources Sites

Gifted and Talented (TAG) Resources Home Page Links to all known online gifted resources, enrichment programs, talent searches, summer programs, gifted mailing lists, and early excepted programs, many years' worth of mailing list archives, and information about local gifted associations and government (mostly U.S. state) programs.
The Gifted Child Society This nonprofit organization provides educational enrichment and support services for gifted children, assistance to parents, and training for education. Since 1957, the Society has served over 50,000 children and their families. In 1975, the U.S., Department of Education named it a national demonstration model.
GT World An online support community for parents of gifted and talented children. Look for articles, links testing information, definitions, three mailing lists, and an area where members can talk to each other in real time.
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page Variety of resources for parents and educators of gifted youth, from research to everyday success stories, personal support groups, and links.
State Resources for Gifted Education A list of State Department of education offices responsible for gifted education and statewide advocacy groups, with contact information and links (where available). Advocacy groups offer members a variety of services including parent support groups.

Publishers of Gifted Education Materials (Publishers provide free catalogs on request)
Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. 1 Jacob Way Redding, MA 01867 (617) 944-3700; (800) 447-2226	The Council for Exceptional Children 1920 Association Drive Reston, VA 20190 (888) CEC-SPED (232-7733)	Facts on File 460 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016-7382 (612) 338-2068; (800) 322-8755
Allyn and Bacon PO Box 10695 Des Moines, IA 50336-0695 (800) 666-9433	Creative Learning Press, Inc. PO Box 320 Mansfield Center, CT 06250 http://creativelearningpress.com	Free Spirit Publishing Company 400 First Avenue North, Suite 616 Minneapolis, MN 55401 (612) 338-2068; (800) 735-7323 http://www.freespirit.com
ALPS Publishing PO Box 2264 Greeley, CO 80632 (800) 345-2577 http://www.alpspublishing.com	Creative Publications 5623 W. 115th Street Alsip, IL 60803 (800) 642-0822	Gifted Education Press Quarterly 10201 Yuma Court PO Box 1586 Manassas, VA 20108 (703) 369-5017 http://giftededpress.com
American Psychological Association 750 1st Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 (202) 336-5500	Creative Education Foundation 1050 Union Road Buffalo, NY 14224 http://www.cef-cpsi.org	Gifted Psychology Press PO Box 5057 Scottsdale, AZ 85261 (602) 368.7862; (602) 933-9920 http://www.GiftedPsychologyPress.com
Ann McGee-Cooper & Associates, Inc. PO Box 64784 Dallas, TX 75206	Critical Thinking Books & Software PO Box 448 Pacific Grove, CA 93950 (800) 458-4849; (831) 383-3288 http://www.criticalthinking.com	IRI Skylight Training and Publishing, Inc. 2626 S. Clearbrook Drive Arlington Heights, IL 60005 (800) 348-4474 http://www.iriskylight.com
Apple Publishing Co. W. 6050 Apple Road Watertown, WI 53094	Dandy Lion Publications 3563 Sueldo, Suite L PO Box 190 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7331 (800) 776-8032 http://www.dandylionbooks.com	Little, Brown and Company Time and Life Building 1271 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 (212) 522-8068; (800) 343-9204
A.W. Peller & Associates Educational Materials 210 Sixth Avenue PO Box 106 Hawthorne, NJ 07507 (800) 451-7450	Dale Seymour Publications PO Box 5026 Ten Bank Street White Plaines, NY 10602-5026 (800) 872-1100	Love Publishing Company 9101 E. Kenyon Avenue, Suite 2200 Denver, CO 80222 (303) 221-7333
Basic Books 10 E. 53rd Street New York, NY 10022	Curriculum Associates 153 Rangeway Road N. Billerica, MA 01821-0901	McGraw-Hill 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020
Cambridge University Press 40 W. 20th St. New York, NY 10011	Educators Publishing Service, Inc 31 Smith Place Cambridge, MA 02138-1000	Macmillan/Merrill 445 Hutchinson Blvd. Columbus, OH 43235-5677 (800) 374-1200
Center for Creative Learning PO Box 14100-NE Plaza Sarasota, FL 34278-4100 (941) 351-8862	Engine-City, Ltd. PO Box 9610 Phoenix, AZ 85068 (800) 877-8718	Midwest Publications Critical Thinking Press and Software PO Box 448 Pacific Grove, Ca 93950 (800) 458-4849
Multimedia Arts Building C-109 Box 191127 Austin, TX 78714 http://www.cactus.org/~mma/	Pied Piper 2922 N. 35th Avenue, Suite 4 Drawer 11408 Phoenix, AZ 85061	St. Martin 's Press 175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010
The National Association of State Boards of Education 1012 Cameron Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 684-4000	Prentice Hall/Merrill 445 Hutchinson Blvd. Columbus, OH 43234 (800) 223-1360	Teachers College Press Teachers College, Columbia University 1234 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10027 (212) 678-3929; (800) 448-2665
National Professional Resources 25 South Regent St. Post Chester, NY 10573 (800) 453-7461 http://www.nprinc.com	PRO-ED Publishers 8700 Shoal Creek Boulevard Austin, TX 75785 (512) 451-3246	Teachers Ideas Press PO Box 6633 Englewood, CO 80155 (800) 237-6124 http://www.lu.com/tip
Open Space Communication 1900 Folsom, Suite 108 Boulder, CO 80302 (800) 494-6178; (303) 444-7020 http://www.openspacecomm.com	Prufrock Press PO Box 8813 Waco, TX 76714 (800) 998-2208 http://www.prufrock.com	Walker & Company 435 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014 (212) 727-8300
Peak Educational Resources, Inc. PO Box 2278 Evergreen, CO 80437 (303) 670-8350	R. R. Bower 245 W. 17th Street New York, NY 10011	SmarterKids.com http://www.smarterkids.com
Pieces of Learning PO Box 340667 Dayton, OH 45434 (800) 729-5137 http://www.piecesoflearning.com	Zephyr Press 3316 N. Chapel Avenue PO Box 66006-C2 Tucson, AZ 85728 (800) 238-2187 http://www.zephyrpress.com	Mindware

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