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1	The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self more books like this by Alice Miller add to wishlist Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound book has provided thousands of readers with an answerand has helped them to apply it to their own lives. Far too many of us had to learn as children to hide our own feelings, needs, and memories skillfully in order to meet our parents ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.91! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Handbook of Gifted Education more books like this by Nicholas Colangelo, PhD, Gary A Davis, PhD add to wishlist Reflects current thinking on the education of the gifted. It presents the issues, offering definitions of giftedness; describes appropriate programme models and teaching practice; and covers creativity and thinking skills, counselling services and other special topics concerning gifted students. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $83.99!
3	Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use to Meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted and Talented more books like this by Susan Winebrenner, Pamela Espeland (Editor) add to wishlist First published in 1992 and called "the orange Bible" by teachers, this revised and updated edition includes new chapters on the characteristics of gifted students and parenting gifted kids, expansion of strategies explained in the first edition, and new forms for teachers' use. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.54! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child more books like this by Sally Yahnke Walker add to wishlist Up-to-date, authoritative information about giftedness, gifted education, problems, personality traits, and more, written by an educator of gifted kids and their parents. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Growing Up Gifted: Developing the Potential of Children at Home and at School more books like this by Barbara Clark add to wishlist For courses in the Introduction to Gifted Education. Now in paperback, this top-selling, comprehensive text for courses in gifted and talented education, taught in special education as well as general education programs, features the most up-to-date research on gifted and talented education. Written by an internationally-known expert in the field, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $38.92! \| SVS
6	Guiding the Gifted Child: A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers more books like this by James T Webb, PhD, Stephanie S Tolan, Dr. Elizabeth A Meckstroth, M.S.W., M.Ed add to wishlist This book has the intent to increase the awareness of parents, teachers and others working with gifted children particularly to recognize that these children and their families have special emotional needs and opportunities that are quite often overlooked and, thus, neglected. Most often this neglect results "only" in unfulfilled potential and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.99! \| SVS
7	Education of the Gifted and Talented more books like this by Gary A Davis, PhD add to wishlist This comprehensive text by leaders in the field presents the best practices in gifted education. After a brief overview of current issues in the field, Education of the Gifted and Talented discusses the characteristics of gifted students as well as challenges of parenting and the understanding and counseling of gifted children. The authors address ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $84.99! \| SVS
8	Drama of the Gifted Child more books like this by Alice Miller add to wishlist People can regain their long-lost authentic sense of truly being alive by understanding how that they, as children, adapted to their parents' narcissistic needs and locked their true selves away in "solitary confinement". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Comprehensive Curriculum for Gifted Learners more books like this by Joyce Vantassel-Baska add to wishlist Comprehensive Curriculum for Gifted Learners provides a theoretical, research-based framework and practical ideas for writing, implementing, and adapting curriculum for gifted learners in a standards-based era. Readers are first introduced to various curriculum theories, the Integrated Curriculum Model, curriculum reform, and a process for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Smart Kids with School Problems: Things to Know and Ways to Help more books like this by Priscilla L Vail add to wishlist Here is the first book to address the needs of "conundrum kids", bright children whose overall academic performance does not match their intellectual capabilities. Concise and authoritative, it will be a welcome resource for helping smart yet troubled children achieve their potential. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.58! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know? more books like this by Maureen Neihart add to wishlist "An examination of the essential topics teachers, parents, and researchers need to know about the social and emotional development of gifted children. The book includes chapters on peer pressure and social acceptance, resilience, delinquency, and underachievement. It is concise, comprehensive, and wide-ranging in its coverage. All Levels see all copies from $8.78! new only from $21.74! \| SVS
12 view cover	And Still We Rise: The Trials and Triumphs of Twelve Gifted Inner-City Students more books like this by Miles Corwin add to wishlist Los Angeles Times journalist Miles Corwin spent a year in the classroom with the members of the only gifted magnet program in South-Central Los Angeles. A remarkable group of young scholars, these seniors have managed to excel despite the volatile environment in which they live. And Still We Rise is a moving chronicle of their courage, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.78! \| SVS
13 view cover	Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds more books like this by Jan Davidson, Bob Davidson, Laura VanderKam add to wishlist Like the national bestseller "A Mind at a Time, Genius Denied" proves that the "one size fits all" educational philosophy fails children--in this case, gifted students who are shortchanged by undemanding schools. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.19! \| SVS
14 view cover	Parent's Guide to Raising a Gifted Child: Recognizing and Developing Your Child's Potential from Preschool to Adolescence more books like this by James Alvino add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.37! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Gifted Kids' Survival Guide: For Ages 10 & Under more books like this by Judy Galbraith add to wishlist Advice for students who have been labeled gifted. Topics covered include how to understand giftedness and view it as an asset, how to handle fitting in with other students, and how to make the most out of being gifted. Also addressed is how to cope with depression or suicidal feelings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| SVS
16 view cover	Re-Forming Gifted Education: Matching the Program to the Child more books like this by Karen B Rogers, PH.D., Linda Kreger Silverman, PH.D. (Foreword by) add to wishlist Parents of gifted children need to present schools with educational plans. Current educational programs for gifted students are generally inadequate and do not fit the particular gifted child. Rogers explains various programs for acceleration and enrichment, as well as grouping practices. For each educational option, she delineates what the ... see all copies from $15.54! new only from $23.61! \| SVS
17 view cover	Parenting Gifted Kids: Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children more books like this by James R Delisle, PhD add to wishlist see all copies from $10.59! new only from $10.59! \| SVS
18 view cover	Conceptions of Giftedness more books like this by Professor Robert J Sternberg, PH.D. (Editor), Janet E Davidson (Photographer) add to wishlist What does it really mean to be gifted and how can schools or other institutions identify, teach, and evaluate the performance of gifted children Gifted education is a crucial aspect of schooling in the United States and abroad. Most countries around the world have at least some form of gifted education. With the first edition becoming a major ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions
19 view cover	When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers: How to Meet Their Social and Emotional Needs more books like this by Jim Delisle, PH.D., James R Delisle, PhD, Judy Galbraith add to wishlist When parents and teachers think about gifted kids they - not surprisingly - focus on their intellectual needs. But gifted kids are much more than test grades. Delisle and Galbraith take a close-up look at gifted kids from the inside out. Topics include: * Self-image and self-esteem * Perfectionism * Multipotential * Depression and stress * ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $11.70! \| SVS
20 view cover	Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child more books like this by Dr. Sylvia B Rimm, PH.D. add to wishlist Gifted children deserve the opportunity to learn all that they're capable of learning, at their own--ususally rapid--pace. In this book, an expert gives advice on how parents can discover whether or not their child is actually gifted, and how to select preschool and kindergarten programs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| SVS
21 view cover	Hothouse Kids: The Dilemma of the Gifted Child more books like this by Alissa Quart add to wishlist Quart provides a revelatory and provocative examination of the enormous pressures being brought to bear today on children designated as "gifted"--by both schools and parents--and how all of the special programs, classes, and competitions meant to ensure they will be highly successful can have serious "revenge effects" and troubling long-term ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.51! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Developing talent in young people more books like this by Benjamin Samuel Bloom add to wishlist see all copies from $9.50! new only from $14.92! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	And Still We Rise: The Trials and Triumphs of Twelves Gifted Inner-City Students more books like this by Miles Corwin add to wishlist A remarkable 10-month chronicle of the lives of a group of gifted students who attended Crenshaw High School, located in South Central Los Angeles, one of the poorest and most violent areas of the country see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Philosophy for Kids: 40 Fun Questions That Help You Wonder...about Everything! more books like this by David White add to wishlist see all copies from $18.68! new only from $21.08! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Parallel Curriculum: A Design to Develop Learner Potential and Challenge Advanced Learners more books like this by Carol Ann Tomlinson, Dr. Sandra N Kaplan, Dr. Joseph S Renzulli add to wishlist '"The Parallel Curriculum Model" helps teachers not only strengthen their knowledge and pedagogy, but also rediscover a passion for their discipline based on their deeper, more connected understanding. Our students think critically and deeply at a level I have never before witnessed' - Tony Poole, Principal, Sky Vista Middle School, Aurora, CO. ... see all copies from $28.65! new only from $32.32!

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