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You’ve asked and here’s my answer, folks! Here are my top picks for gifted, 2E (twice exceptional), and homeschool resources. I recommend these gifted, 2E, and homeschool resources as a school psychologist and as the mother (and now homeschooler!) of a PG, 2E, and full of OE little guy.
My Favorite Websites for All Things Gifted, 2E (Twice Exceptional), and Homeschool:
Davidson Institute for Talent Development
Gifted Homeschoolers Forum
Hoagies’ Gifted Education Page
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
PG Retreat
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
The TAG Project: Families of the Talented and Gifted
My Favorite Books for Parents:
Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne
Some of My Best Friends Are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers from Preschool to High School by Judith Wynn Halstead
The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
My Favorite Books on Gifted and 2E (Twice Exceptional) Learners:
Academic Advocacy for Gifted Children: A Parent’s Complete Guide by Barbara Jackson Gilman (**My favorite book for parents who have gifted children in the school system.)
A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America’s Brightest Students by Nicholas Colangelo, Susan G. Assouline, and Miraca Gross (**My top read for ANYONE interested in gifted learners.)
A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children by James T. Webb
Different Minds: Gifted Children with AD/HD, Asperger Syndrome, and Other Learning Deficits by Deidre V. Lovecky
Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope with Explosive Feelings by Christine Fonseca
Exceptionally Gifted Children by Miraca U. M. Gross (**This is my favorite book for understanding the exceptionally and profoundly gifted.)
If This is a Gift, Can I Send it Back?: Surviving the Land of the Gifted and Twice Exceptional by Jen Merrill
Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds by Jan Davidson
Living with Intensity: Understanding the Sensitivity, Excitability, and Emotional Development of Gifted Children, Adolescents, and Adults by Susan Daniels
Making the Choice:When Typical School Doesn’t Fit Your Atypical Child of the Twice Exceptional Student by Corin Barsily Goodwin
On the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Children by Tracy Cross
Raising A Gifted Child: A Parenting Success Handbook by Carol Fertig
Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive,Persistent, Energetic by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka (*My top read for parents of children with sensory “stuff”)
The Survival Guide for Gifted Kids: For Ages 10 and Under by Judy Galbraith
101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids: The Ultimate Handbook by Christine Fonseca
5 Levels of Gifted: School Issuesand Educational Options by Deborah Ruf
My Favorite Books on Homeschooling:
Creative Homeschooling: A Guide for Smart Families by Lisa Rivero
Project-Based Homeschooling:Mentoring Self-Directed Learners by Lori McWilliam Pickert
Making the Choice:When Typical School Doesn’t Fit Your Atypical Child of the Twice Exceptional Student by Corin Barsily Goodwin
Some of My Best Friends Are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers from Preschool to High School by Judith Wynn Halstead
The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12 by Linda Dobson
My Favorite Books on Sensory Processing Disorder:
Physical Activities for Improving Children’s Learning and Behavior: A Guide to Sensory Motor Development by Billye Ann Cheatum
Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child With Sensory Processing Issues by Lindsey Biel
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, TooTight: What to Do If You Are Sensory Defensive in an Overstimulating World by Sharon Heller
Ultimate Guide to Sensory Processing Disorder by Roya Ostovar
Articles That Speak to Me as a Mom to a PG, 2E, and Full of OE Little Boy:
100 Words of Wisdom by Linda Kreger Silverman
I noticed your child by Wendy Sheard
Is it a Cheetah by Stephanie S. Tolan
Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnosis of Gifted Children by James T. Webb, Edward R. Amend, Nadia E. Webb, Jean Goerss, Paul Beljan, F. Richard http://www.sengifted.org/archives/articles/misdiagnosis-and-dual-diagnosis-of-gifted-children
Profoundly Gifted Guilt by Jim Delise
Small Poppies: Highly Gifted Children in the Early Years by M. Gross
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Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley
Cait is a school psychologist, mom to three amazing children, and an unexpected homeschooler. She loves nature, good books, board games, strong coffee, and dancing in her kitchen. You can read about all of these things and more at My Little Poppies.
Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Raising Poppies, a community for parents of gifted and twice-exceptional children. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.
Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool and GeekMom. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, and Scary Mommy. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram
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Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Raising Poppies, a community for parents of gifted and twice-exceptional children. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.
Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool and GeekMom. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, and Scary Mommy. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram
and G+.
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Great summary of wonderful resources! Thanks.
Thank you so much!
Excellent list of resources!
Thank you so much!
Yes, I am stalking your blog. 😉 Thank you for this list! More books! Even though book / library have always played a huge role in our family, it has become my bff. Some of the books on your list I have read, others I have not. It looks like I have more books to check out from the library - again. 🙂
Stalk me all you wish 🙂 I honestly don’t know where we’d be without the library. We are in the blizzard’s path tomorrow and there’s all this talk about milk and bread. What about books? 🙂
The book “Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope with Explosive Feelings” and “Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults” (listed above) changed our lives. The school wanted to label my dd with one label (that they could provide services for). No blame, just facts. That diagnosis didn’t add up to what we were experiencing. Both books were me reading in bed, and nudging my poor husband, “Hey listen to this, sound familiar?” as they described our oldest (then 17 years) and our youngest (then 10). Like someone had been subscribing to a video feed of our home.
I have recommended these books and the Hoagies website to a couple of people that I think would benefit from them. I really hope that I can make some other family with kids similar to ours have an easier and more productive path.
Yes! That was one that I read early on and related to. I finally didn’t feel like it was due to my parenting! Thank goodness for Hoagies’!
Thank you for this list. I put a few on hold to start and will come back later. 🙂
I need one, “Parenting Tips for Aspie Older Brothers with Sensitive Ears and Gifted Younger Siblings Who Make Lots of Noise and Are Tired of Being Shushed and You Don’t Have Separate Bedrooms for Them”. Do you know of one like that? 😉
Hope they are helpful!