Resources

The Center for Gifted Studies
Our phone number is 270.745.6323, fax 270.745.6279, or e-mail gifted@wku.edu. Any one of our staff members will do whatever we can to provide answers, offer opportunities, or help you in any way possible. We also have a wide variety of print material that can be checked out from our office.

The Center for Gifted Studies’ magazine: The Challenge
The Center for Gifted Studies’ award-winning magazine provides insight into gifted education for students, their parents, and teachers. With articles that focus on gifted theory, The Center’s programs that put theory into practice, and the impact those programs, in turn, have on the community, The Challenge is a wonderful resource for connecting to The Center’s programs.

KAGE/State Associations

Please join your state association. In doing so, you will not only become a part of an advocacy group, but you will also get useful information on parenting gifted young people. For Kentucky, you can contact KAGE by mail: P.O. Box 9610, Bowling Green, KY 42102-9610; by phone 270.745.4301; or via e-mail kage@wku.edu.

KAGE members receive a quarterly newsletter, KAGE Update, filled with important information about opportunities, advocacy, parenting, and teaching young people who are gifted and talented.  Members also receive reduced rates for workshops and conferences.


National Association for Gifted Children
NAGC has a Parent Associate Membership that allows parents to receive Parenting for High Potential magazine for $25.00. You will receive four issues a year plus you'd have the opportunity to be a part of an international network of parents and professionals working to promote gifted education. Contact NAGC by phone 202.785.4268; by mail 1707 L Street, NW, #550, Washington, DC, 20036.


 Imagine...Opportunities and Resources for Academically Talented Youth 
This text is a marvelous resource for gifted and talented 7th to 12th graders published by The John Hopkins University Press for the Study of Exceptional Talent, Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth, The John Hopkins University. Find out more by calling 1-800-548-1784.

 

Internet Resources

The National Association for Gifted Children -- An international network of parents and professionals working to promote gifted education.

Prufrock's Gifted Education Blog -- Written by Joel McIntosh, Prufrock Press and Gifted Child Info Blog by Carol Fertig. These blogs include informative articles, book chapters, listings of upcoming gifted education events, links to other important gifted education websites, and ongoing blogs about gifted education and gifted children.

Council for Exceptional Children --This site provides information and resources about children with exceptionalities, including those who are gifted and talented.

Educational Consulting Service -- Based on Susan Winebrenner’s works (including Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom), this site provides practical, much needed information for educators.

Gifted Exchange -- Written by Laura Vanderkam, co-author of Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds, this blog is about gifted children, schooling, parenting, education news and changing American education for the better.

GiftedSources.com  – The purpose of this noncommercial website is to provide a portal to high quality, interactive educational content on the web for gifted and talented students. The website can be used for curriculum differentiation, enrichment or as a teacher or parent resource. The content areas are based on the Kentucky Core Content for Assessment.

GT-World – This site provides a world full of resources for parents of gifted children. Mailing lists include these categories: GT-Families for families of gifted children, GT-Special for families of twice exceptional children, GT-Adult for gifted adults, and GT-Talk for discussions.

Hoagies' Gifted Education Page  -- The site consists of about 900 pages of information on gifted children and adults, including 500+ pages of ERIC Clearinghouse for Disabilities and
Gifted Education (ERIC). The site offers a wealth of information on gifted education and resources.


Dr. Sylvia Rimm’s Family Achievement Clinic and Educational Assessment Service, Inc.-- This site provides insight into and assistance for underachieving young people who are gifted and talented. Many questions are answered.

 

The National Science Teachers Association -- Provides links to myriad resources and services.

 

Davidson Gifted Database -- This site features improved search capabilities for articles, resources and state policy pages to help students, parents and educators pinpoint a wealth of gifted information.

Many government agencies offer free resources, units, programs, etc. related to the sciences. Go to http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2007-06/books_high.htm for more information.

 

Parent Resources

 

 

Adderholt, M., & Goldberg, J. (1999). Perfectionism: What’s bad about being too good? Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Colangelo, N., Assouline, S. G., & Gross, M. U. M. (2004). A nation deceived: How schools hold back America’s brightest students (Vol. 1). The Templeton national report on acceleration. Iowa City: 
University of Iowa.

Cross, T. (2000). On the social and emotional lives of gifted children. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.

Fox, L., & Prejean, A. I. (1999). Bright child: An educational guide for parents and teachers of young gifted children, grades K-6. Manassas, VA: Gifted Education Press.

Galbraith, J. (1984). The gifted kids survival guide (for ages ten and under). Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Galbraith, J. (2000). You know your child is gifted when ...: A beginner’s guide to life on the bright side. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Galbraith, J., & Delisle, J. (1996). The gifted kids’ survival guide: A teen handbook (for ages 11- 18). Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Golant, S. (1991). The joys and challenges of raising a gifted child. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Karnes, F. A., & Bean, S. M. (1993). Girls and young women leading the way. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Landrum, M. S., Callahan, C. M., & Shaklee, B. D. (Eds.). (2001). Aiming for excellence: Gifted program standards. (Annotations to the NAGC Pre-K-Grade 12 gifted program standards.) Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.

Olenchak, F. R. (1996). They say my kid’s gifted: Now what? Washington, D.C.: National Association for Gifted Children.

Rimm, S. B. (2005) Growing up too fast: The Rimm report on the secret world of America's middle schoolers. Emmaus, PA: Rodale, Inc..

Rimm, S. B. (1990). How to parent so children will learn. Carthage, IL: Good Apple.

Rimm, S. B. (1994). Keys to parenting the gifted child. Hauppauge, NY: Barrons.

Rimm, S. B. (2001) See Jane win: The Rimm report on how 1,000 girls became successful women. Philadelphia: PA: Running Press.

Rimm, S. B. (1996). Why bright kids get poor grades. New York, NY: Crown Publishers.

Saunders, J., & Espeland, P. (1991). Bringing out the best: A resource guide for parents of young gifted children. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Smutny, J. F. (2000). How to stand up for your gifted child: Making the most of kids’ strengths at school and at home. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Smutny, J. F. (1993). Your gifted student: A guide for parents. New York, NY: Facts on File.

Smutny, J. F. , Walker, S. Y., & Meckstroth, E. A. (2007). Acceleration of gifted learners, K-5. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Strip, C. (2000). Helping gifted children soar. Scottsdale, AZ: Gifted Psychology Press.

Webb, J. T., Meckstroth, E. A., & Tolan, S. S. (1989). Guiding the gifted child: A practical source for parents and teachers. Dayton, OH: Gifted Psychology Press.

Webb, J. T., Gore, J. L., & Amend, E. R. (2007). A parent’s guide to gifted children. Scottsdale, AZ: Great Potential Press.

 
Student Print Resources

Adderholt, M., & Goldberg, J. (1999). Perfectionism: What’s bad about being too good? Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Galbraith, J. (1984). The gifted kids survival guide (for ages ten and under). Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Galbraith, J., & Delisle, J. (1996). The gifted kids’ survival guide: A teen handbook (for ages 11- 18). Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Karnes, F. A., & Bean, S. M. (1993). Girls and young women leading the way. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Rmm, S. B. (1996). See Jane win for girls. New York, NY: Crown Publishers.

Educator Print Resources


Adderholt, M., & Goldberg, J. (1999). Perfectionism: What’s bad about being too good? Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Clark, B. (2007). Growing up gifted: Developing the potential of children at home and at school (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Coil, C. (2004). Standards-based activities and assessments for the differentiated classroom.Marion, IL: Pieces of Learning.

Coil, C., & Merritt, D. (2001). Solving the assessment puzzle piece by piece. Marion, IL: Pieces of Learning.

Colangelo, N., Assouline, S. G., & Gross, M. U. M. (2004). A nation deceived: How schools hold back America’s brightest students(Vol. 1). The Templeton national report on acceleration. Iowa City: University of Iowa.

Cross, T. (2000). On the social and emotional lives of gifted children. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.

Curry, J., & Samara, J. (1991). Product guide kit. The curriculum project. Austin, TX: Curriculum Project.

Dixon, F. A., & Moon, S. M. (Eds.). (2006). The handbook of secondary gifted education. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.

Fox, L., & Prejean, A. I. (1999). Bright child: An educational guide for parents and teachers of young gifted children, grades K-6. Manassas, VA: Gifted Education Press.

Heacox, D. (2002). Differentiating instruction in the regular classroom. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit.

Kanevsky, L. S. (2003, Summer). Tiering with Venn diagrams. Gifted Education Communicator, 34(2), 42-44.

Karnes, F. A., & Bean, S. M. (1993). Girls and young women leading the way. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Karnes, F. A. & Stephens, K. R. (2000). The ultimate guide for student product development and evaluation. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.

 Landrum, M. S., Callahan, C. M., & Shaklee, B. D. (Eds.). (2001). Aiming for excellence: Gifted program standards. (Annotations to the NAGC Pre-K-Grade 12 gifted program standards.) Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.

Purcell, J. H., & Eckert, R. D. (Eds.). (2005). Designing services and programs for high-ability learners: A guidebook for gifted education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Rimm, S. B. (1996). Why bright kids get poor grades. New York, NY: Crown Publishers.

Roberts, J. L. (2005). Enrichment: An array of opportunities. In F. A. Karnes, & K. R. Stephens (Series Eds.), Practical strategies series in gifted education. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.

Roberts, J. L., & Inman, T. F. (2007). Strategies for differentiating instruction: Best practices for the classroom. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.

Roberts, J. L., & Roberts, R. A. (2004). Writing units that remove the learning ceiling. In F. A. Karnes & S. M. Bean (Eds.), Methods and materials for teaching the gifted(2nd ed.). (pp. 179-210). Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.

Robinson, A., Shore, B. M. & Enerson, D. L. (2007). Best practices in gifted education: An evidence-based guide. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.

Samara, J., & Curry, J. (Eds.). (1994). Developing units for primary students. Bowling Green, KY: KAGE Publications.

Silver, H. F., Strong, R. W., & Perini, M. J. (2000). So each may learn: Integrating learning styles & multiple intelligences. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Smutny, J. F., Walker, S. Y., & Meckstroth, E. A. (1997). Teaching young gifted children in the regular classroom: Identifying, nurturing, and challenging ages 4-9. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit.

 

Strip, C. (2000). Helping gifted children soar. Scottsdale, AZ: Gifted Psychology Press.

Tomlinson, C. A. (1999). The differentiated classroom: Responding to the needs of all learners. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Tomlinson, C. A. (2001). How to differentiate instruction in mixed-ability classrooms (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Tomlinson, C. A. (2003). Fulfilling the promise of the differentiated classroom: Strategies and tools for responsive teaching. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Webb, J. T., Gore, J. L., & Amend, E. R. (2007). A parent’s guide to gifted children. Scottsdale, AZ: Great Potential Press.

Winebrenner, S. (2001). Teaching gifted kids in the regular classroom. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit.

Winebrenner, S., & Devlin, B. (1996, August). Cluster grouping of gifted students: How to provide full-time services on a part-time budget. Reston, VA: Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education. (ERIC Digest No. EDO-EC-95-1)