This article covers the different personality types of gifted adolescents. Author Ugur Sak discusses teaching practices for gifted students according to their personality preferences. ...
This article provides answers to some of parents of gifted adolescents' most frequently asked questions. ...
This article by Kathi Kearney identifies the research that is available on prodigies. This is an excellent list of resources that will allow you to understand more about how these extremely gifted individuals think and learn. ...
This article is a bibliography compiled by Kathi Kearney. It contains information about highly gifted children and lists books and articles that will be of interest to parents and teachers alike. The citations cover a variety of topics. ...
This article by Paula Olszewski-Kubilius and Marilynn Kulieke examines the literature on the personality dimensions of gifted adolescents. It also presents a study they conducted with participants from the Midwest Talent Search summer program. The purposes of the research were to provide a detailed, comprehensive, gender-specific profile of gifted adolescents, to address the issue of psychological maturity with a sample of gifted students by comparing them to older students, and to determine to what extent gifted female and male adolescents dif ...
In this article by Rena Subotnik, key members of the nation’s policy making community reflect on their elementary and secondary school years, and how those experiences have affected their opinions on public education, including the education of the gifted. The subjects include a legislator, independent scholars and members of influential national education organizations. The objective of the study was to identify the role of childhood memories of school on the development of political viewpoints. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) – This comprehensive text is a necessary toolkit that encourages and empowers gifted teens to take charge and make the most of who they are. The authors collected an unprecedented wealth of information about gifted students from caring adults who have nurtured them, research findings and input from gifted teens themselves coupled with guidance on how to apply this information in daily life. ...
This article provides parents of young adults with AD/HD numerous tips on how to best prepare them for the future. ...
This article provides parents advice on assisting adolescents with disabilities. ...
This article is an effort to assist you in helping your teen(s) through difficult times. Professionals with experience and expertise in the gifted population share these practical suggestions as a guide for implementing strategies that work for your family. Parents often struggle with knowing what to say, what to do, and how to act when their son or daughter experiences a rough time in his/her life. In this article, professionals share their thoughts on communication, finding purpose, parenting, suicide, and risk factors. Also included are ...
This Tips for Parents article is from a seminar hosted by Robert Schultz, in which he offers insight and parenting strategies appropriate for profoundly and highly gifted teenagers. ...
This Tips for Parents article is from a 2010 seminar hosted by Jim Delisle. He addresses the issue that teens need their parents in their teen years just as much as they did in kindergarten, just in different ways. Several strategies are offered as to how to address common teenage issues. ...
This Tips for Parents article is from two 2010 seminars hosted by Judy Galbraith titled “GROWING UP GIFTED - Issues, Concerns, and the Importance of Self-Esteem." ...
This Tips for Parents article is from a seminar hosted by Mary-Elaine Jacobsen, who gives parents tips on helping their gifted teens find the right career path. ...
This Tips for Parents article is from a seminar hosted by Nadia Webb, who sums up a number of key points about teens and hygiene, hormones and happiness. ...
This Tips for Parents article is from a seminar hosted by Dr. Jerald Grobman, who provides a clear understanding of the developmental process of gifted children, adolescents and young adults. ...
This Tips for Parents article is from a seminar hosted by Marybeth Hicks. She provides insight on how to raise a principled child and tips for moral development. ...
This Tips for Parents article is from a seminar hosted by Melissa Burnham, who discusses the importance of sleep and its impact on student learning, memory, and performance. ...
This Tips for Parents article is from a seminar hosted by Dr. Mary Ann Swiatek. She addresses issues raised by parents on several topics, including acceleration, personality characteristics and developmental tasks. ...
This Tips for Parents article is from a seminar hosted by Nadia Webb, who discusses how a gifted child as a "tweener" becomes more manageable with age. ...
This article by Barbara Kerr offers guidelines in planning career paths for gifted and talented youth. Possible intervention strategies are presented for elementary, junior high, senior high, and college/young adult ages. The article is divided into three sections -- multiple possibilities, focused interests, and planning with special populations -- for career planning strategies. ...
This article takes a look at the relationship between homework and self-regulation from the elementary grades to college. It reveals that quality measures of homework such as managing distractions, self-efficacy and perceived responsibility for learning, setting goals, self-reflection, managing time, and setting a place for homework completion are more effective than only measuring the amount of time spent on homework. ...