BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - Are you interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the learning process? Then A Mind at a Time by Dr. Mel Levine is just the book you are looking for! Based on years of experience as a developmental-behavioral pediatrician and director of the Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning at the University of North Carolina Medical School, Dr. Levine has developed his own model that dissects the learning process into eight neurodevelopmental systems: attention control, memory, language, spat ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - The Davidson Institute's Director of Family Services reviews this book by Dr. James Webb, Janet Gore, Dr. Edward Amend and Arlene De Vries. The authors offer insightful ideas and techniques useful in day-to-day living. "What should we look for in a School?" Does my gifted child have a learning disability?" And, "When and how should a professional's help be sought out?” are just some of the tough questions covered in this book. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - A review of Lisa Fine's book which discusses the Senate's version of President Bush's education plan to leave "no child behind." She argues that it will not help the students with the highest academic ability to excel and continue to learn. The article briefly touches on the current problem of inconsistent funding for gifted education around the country. She reveals how gifted supporters fear the melding of the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Education Program into larger block grants may mean less money f ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - The reviewer describes the book as a must-read for all young people considering radical acceleration and/or early college entry. This book has received rave reviews from members across the gifted community. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This book provides information on a number of colleges and the benefits that students can receive at them. ...
BOOK REVIEW - This book covers how to help elementary and secondary students find contests and competitions to enter. It also can be used by parents, educators, and other individuals working with children and young adults in the academic arena. It contains more than 100 entries in a wide variety of categories from academic to service learning, and subcategories from business to music. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This book review covers the content in both the adult and student editions of Coping for Capable Kids. The authors define giftedness and discuss its aspects at length. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - First published in 1964, Cradles of Eminence is a synthesis of the childhood experiences of more than 400 individuals deemed eminent by the authors; Victor Goertzel, Ted George Goetzel, Mildred George Goertzel, and Ariel Hansen. This book is sure to provoke thought on how to nurture gifted young people. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Linda Neumann, 2e Newsletter) - This article is a book review of Creative Home Schooling: A Resource Guide for Smart Families by Lisa Rivero and published by Great Potential Press. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This is a joint publication between Corwin Press and The National Association for Gifted Children by Jeanne H. Purcell & Rebecca D. Eckert. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This article offers a book review of the first edition of Developing Mathematical Talent. It describes the main topics in each of the book chapters. The reviewer highly recommends this book as a resource for both parents and educators, and points out that although the book focuses on one academic area, the information is applicable to working with students in various academic domains. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This book review tells how author Michael Matthews, provides parents with a basic foundation of science to help them better understand their child's interest. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - Written by a Davidson Institute Family Consultant, this book review gives a concise view of what the reader can learn from author Nancy Peterson. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This article contains three separate book reviews by three Davidson Young Scholars of Fighting Invisible Tigers: A Stress Management Guide for Teens. All three reviewers enjoyed the book and found helpful tips on dealing with stress. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - A review of Thomas S. Greenspon's book Freeing Our Families from Perfectionism. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This book is a great reference guide for your child in helping them deal with the struggles of making and keeping friends. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This article offers a brief review of Barbara Clark's Growing Up Gifted. Clark provides an overview of the research on acceleration (or grade skipping) for highly gifted children. The research shows "almost uniformly positive results." Clark lists several advantages for accelerating highly gifted students. ...
Dr. Rimm gives practical, compassionate, no-nonsense advice for raising happy, secure, and productive children, from preschool to college. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - A review of Wendy Skinner's book Infinity & Zebra Stripes: Life with Gifted Children. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - The Iowa Acceleration Scale is a tool to help educators and/or parents determine if grade acceleration is an appropriate option for a particular student. It also provides a basis for interactions between parents and teachers on the subject. ...
BOOK REVIEW- Liberating Everyday Genius is intended to help gifted adults normalize and understand their giftedness by helping them develop their talents through a five-step process which includes: Identify Thyself, Understand Thyself, Reveal Thyself, Manage Thyself, and Liberate Thyself. Written by Marilyn Lane, this book aims to help adults normalize and develop their giftedness. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - “Losing Our Minds” is a welcome addition to the literature on understanding and supporting bright young people, who are too often overlooked and therefore not provided with opportunities for appropriate learning environments. In addition to the compelling narrative punctuated with case studies, the book focuses on solutions to identified problems. ...
BOOK REVIEW - This article offers seven book reviews of the novel Millicent Min, Girl Genius from Davidson Young Scholars. The 2003 book by Lisa Yee, about an 11-year-old girl attending high school, received mixed reviews from our seven Young Scholars who reviewed the book. Two did not care for it, but the others seemed to like it a lot! Read all of the reviews here.
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BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults addresses the development issues and implications of misunderstanding gifted young people and adults. The authors James, Edward, Nadia, Jean, Paul, and Richard emphasize the need for greater awareness of how giftedness (in the context of environmental factors) impacts the diagnostic process. In addition, the book provides ideas on appropriate interventions that will hopefully improve the quality of life for gifted individuals and those who i ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - Dr. Delisle gives parents tools and strategies for understanding their children’s overexcitabilities, building meaning in their lives and working with the school systems that fail them. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - The reviewer finds this an excellent resource on acceleration for educators, administrators and parents who plan programs and make intervention decisions for gifted and talented students. Readers can easily access their topic of interest in this usable and friendly tool. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - A Davidson Institute Family Consultant gives a quick overview of this book by Cathi Cohen. Quizzes at the beginning of each chapter help guide the reader to answers that apply to their particular situation. This book is a valuable tool for any parent wanting to avoid raising a child with a "social learning disability." ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - Karen Isaacson's popular book, Raisin' Brains discusses many issues of parenting gifted children in a way that makes the reader feel like the author is talking directly to them. This is a must read for parents of highly intelligent young people and an invaluable resource for professionals in the field. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - A review of The Re-forming of Gifted Education by Karen Rogers. From her analysis of research that spans a full century, Dr. Rogers describes various types of gifted children, as well as options for school enrichment and acceleration. She reports the effectiveness for each option according to the research. From her years of experience consulting with schools, she shows parents and teachers practical ways to design ongoing programs that best meet the needs of bright children. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - Dr. Sylvia Rimm's third book in the See Jane Win series is a compilation of interviews and easy to follow, real-world recommendations, See Jane Win is recommended as an excellent resource for women of all ages. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This book is a "thoughtful resource for parents, educators, researchers and community leaders." ...
BOOK REVIEW - Reviewed in the Belin-Blank newsletter, Vision, Brandy Case Haub writes that the reader-friendly approach of this book, combined with intriguing narratives of individual stories, keeps the reader’s attention and makes it a quick read. This book will be most useful for the audience Kerr and Cohn specify: parents, teachers and counselors of gifted and talented boys, who wish to understand and encourage their students. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This book is an examination of how and why intelligent girls sometimes fall short of their potential, and is a useful guide for those assisting gifted girls in achieving self-actualization.
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BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This book is highly recommended for any parent, educator or counselor interacting with gifted children with learning disabilities. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This book covers strategies for helping students who are both learning disabled and gifted. The book also includes positive personal accounts of twice-exceptional students who have become highly successful learners in school.
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BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - From the back cover: Part One offers updated background information on the emotional and intellectual needs of children of high ability. Part Two describes typical reading patterns, the need for reading guidance, and how to discuss books with young readers. Part Three is an annotated bibliography of over 300 books carefully selected to be useful in promoting intellectual and emotional development of high ability youngsters from pre-school through grade 12. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - Stand Up for Your Gifted Child is a practical guide that can help parents become powerful advocates for their child at school - and at home. Written by Joan Franklin Smutny, the book discusses: what giftedness is (and isn't), how to recognize your child's gifts, how to understand his or her school problems, and how to find out your district's policy on gifted education. You'll explore various options for your child's education and learn how to communicate effectively with the school and district, conn ...
BOOK REVIEW - Carolyn Cook reviewed Talented Teenagers: The Roots of Success and Failure. This book, by authors Csikszentmihalyi, Rathunde and Whalen details the findings of an extensive five-year longitudinal study that strove to answer two questions: How do young people become committed to the development of their talent? And, why do some young people become disengaged from their talent? The authors sought to find commonalities and differences between those teens that went on to use their talents into adulthood from those that drift ...
BOOK REVIEW - This book is a biography of the legendary Juilliard faculty member. The author guides you through DeLay's life as a prodigious musician, her time teaching and mentoring, the talent development model developed by Juilliard, and finally the empowering teaching style of DeLay. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - Many useful tips are found in this review of Brenda Smith's book on scholarships. A must-read prior to applying to any college or organization for financial aid. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - The Difficult Child describes a parenting program developed by the author, Stanley Turecki, M.D., and his colleagues. The program is an outcome of Turecki's work with thousands of families who struggle with raising difficult children, and is based on the groundbreaking New York Longitudinal Study, which defined nine temperamental traits. The Difficult Child is a self-help book for the parents of children with difficult temperaments. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - Author Dr. David White has provided teachers an engaging way to help students work through many philosophical theories and questions. The Examined Life: Advanced Philosophy for Kids, is divided into three sections which focus on readings that will encourage classroom debate, activities that apply philosophical theories to critical thinking, language and the arts, and suggestions on how teachers can become more reflective philosophers themselves ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - The Gifted Kids’ Survival Guide: For Ages 10 and Under is a book that can easily be read from cover to cover in one sitting. It is also a resource parents can lead their children to time and again to help them learn to handle difficult situations ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - Regardless of whether or not a reader shares all of the views presented by these authors, he or she will undoubtedly come away from this book feeling considerably more informed about the central issues of gifted secondary education and more capable of serving the needs of gifted adolescents. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - The New Public School Parent: How to Get the Best Education for Your Child, written by Bob Chase and Bob Katz, discusses parental advocacy with schools. Grounded in real life experience and practical advice, the authors have written a book parents will find applicable to their everyday lives. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This review describes the main points of each of the four sections of the book. The topics of each chapter are briefly commented on and high points are brought to the reader's attention. The book explores what research has told us about the social and emotional development of the gifted and summarizes the findings and provides resources and suggestions for working with the gifted in developing these areas. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This review explains why this book is a helpful tool for educators, counselors and anyone looking to recognize and respect the relationships between students' emotional, social and academic needs. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This is a review of Chapter 7 of Jim Delisle's book Once Upon a Mind: The Stories and Scholars of Gifted Education. This chapter focuses on the social and emotional needs of gifted young people. The author wraps up the chapter with suggestions for meeting the emotional needs of the profoundly gifted population. ...
BOOK REVIEW - It's not often that stories about the needs of the gifted are the basis for stories in the media. In 2004 things seemed to have changed. First, the book Genius Denied and then the Templeton Report: A Nation Deceived, called attention to the plight of our brightest students. Newspapers, magazines, radio and television programs finally started to discuss how attitudes and policies in the United States shortchange students with tremendous potential. ...
BOOK REVIEW - The intent of this book is to "offer a framework of understanding for the many adults who cherish these gifted children as students, patients, friends, sons and daughters. The volume is divided into six parts that include an introduction to the subject area and a summary of each chapter within that section. It is designed to serve as a catalyst for discussion on many levels with many kinds of target populations: teachers, parents, counselors, graduate and undergraduate students, researchers, nursery school directors, day-care admi ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - The reviewer explores the different sections of the book, giving the reader a glimpse of what is to be discovered in this wonderful work. This book is a unique adventure into the world of creative individuals, both past and present. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This teaching unit, which covers aspects from the language arts, math, science and social studies disciplines, is an excellent resource for teachers interested in a constructivist interdisciplinary approach. There is a clear focus on active learning, that children should be taught to learn in a deeper context. This book is designed for students in grades 2-8. ...
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development reviews What High Schools Don’t Tell You (And other parents don’t want you to know) by Elizabeth Wissner-Gross ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - When Gifted Kids Don't Have All The Answers by Jim Delisle and Judy Galbraith explains what giftedness means, how gifted kids are identified, and how we might improve the identification process. Then they take a close-up look at gifted kids from the inside out-their social and emotional needs. Topics include self-image and self-esteem, perfectionism, multipotential, depression, feelings of "differentness," and stress. ...