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Gifted and Bright Learners
Parents of gifted children often feel alone in the process of advocating and locating appropriate local resources to help ensure that their child’s needs are met inside and outside of the school environment. Below, I have listed many different web-based resources and texts relating to local and national Gifted and Talented programs/organizations for parents (and teachers) to use. I separated the resources into seven categories: Maine Resources, Websites, Hot Topics in Gifted Education, Blogs, Groups, Noteworthy Books, and Extracurricular Activities.
Maine Resources
​GIFTED RESOURCE CENTER OF NEW ENGLAND
MAINE EDUCATORS OF THE GIFTED AND TALENTED
PATTI DRAPEAU EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT
Popular Gifted and Talented Websites
HOAGIES’ GIFTED EDUCATION PAGE
JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR TALENTED YOUTH - A WORLD LEADER IN GIFTED EDUCATION
NAGC
Hot Topics in Gifted Education
A NATION DECIEVED - ACCELERATION
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED535138.pdf
MISDIAGNOSIS AND DUAL DIAGNOSIS OF GIFTED CHILDREN
http://www.sengifted.org/archives/articles/misdiagnosis-and-dual-diagnosis-of-gifted-childreN
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/twice_exceptional.htm
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF THE GIFTED
Groups
SENG MODEL PARENT GROUPS
http://www.sengifted.org/programs/seng-model-parent-groups
PARENTS OF GIFTED CHILDREN RESOURCE GROUP ON FACEBOOK
https://www.facebook.com/groups/pogcrg/
PARENTING GIFTED PAGE ON FACEBOOK
Noteworthy Books
They Say My Kid's Gifted: Now What F. Richard Olenchak, Ph.D.
http://www.prufrock.com/They-Say-My-Kids-Gifted-P1414.aspx
A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children. James T Webb, PhD, Janet L. Gore, M.ed., Edward R. Amend, Psy.D. , Arlene R. DeVires, M.S.E.
http://giftedkids.about.com/od/wheretofindhelp/fr/parents_guide.htm
Raising Gifted Children: A Practical Guide for Parents Facing Big Emotions and Big Potential
by Catherine Zakoian MA NCC LPC | Jan 5, 2020
Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope With Explosive Feelings
by Christine Fonseca | Dec 1, 2015
Understanding Your Gifted Child From the Inside Out: A Guide to the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Kids
by James R. Delisle Ph.D. | Oct 1, 2018
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
by Alice Miller, Suzanne Toren, et al.
Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World available on Audible
Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults: ADHD, Bipolar, OCD, Asperger's, Depression, and Other Disorders (2nd edition) by James T Webb , Edward R Amend, et al. | Nov 1, 2016
TED Talks
I’m 17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OkOQhXhsIE
How do you define yourself? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzPbY9ufnQY
Identity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikGVWEvUzNM
Transgender Teen Shares Powerful Message https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0v_idyvjco
Be the Change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8oJV_mBY9g
Dream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoI1dk9J_SY
Homeschooling Makes Me Happy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h11u3vtcpaY
How a 13 year old changed 'Impossible' to 'I'm Possible' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC0hlK7WGcM
Forget what you know | Jacob Barnet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq-FOOQ1TpE
The little piano man | Brandon Goldberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCz4_xZT2uk
A 12-year-old app developer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkd9TWUtFm0
15-Yr-Old Kelvin Doe Wows M.I.T. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOLOLrUBRBY
14-Year-Old Prodigy Programmer Dreams In Code https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBXZWB_dNsw
Unstoppable 9-Yr-Old Tennis Prodigy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i-eH1qbXRA
What adults can learn from kids - Adora Svitak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN79Qyddsf0
The Power of Words: Soren Palumbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J88Pcw3jPXU