Resources: Gifted - Gifted Homeschoolers Forum

Hoagies Gifted Education Page — The "All Things Gifted" site, includes some information on homeschooling.
Visual-Spatial Resource — Closely affiliated with the Gifted Development Center, this is the source for all things visual-spatial.
Internet Resources for Homeschooling Gifted Students, Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted Children
Highly Gifted
Our Gifted Online Conferences

Mailing Lists

Gifted Homeschooling (CA-gt-hs) — the mailing list associated with Gifted Homeschoolers Forum. Members are from around the U.S. and Canada.
TAGMAX — This is a mailing list focusing on homeschooling gifted kids. The volume of emails can get a little high, but there is an excellent exchange of information.
Regional Support — These are links we have collected for families homeschooling gifted kids in specific regions or specialty groups.

Books and Book Reviews

A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children, by James Webb, Janet Gore, Edward Amend and Arlene DeVries, is the updated and greatly expanded version of Guiding the Gifted Child (see below). This comprehensive guide is a "must read" for every parent of a gifted child.
Misdiagnosis And Dual Diagnoses Of Gifted Children And Adults: ADHD, Bipolar, OCD, Asperger's, Depression, And Other Disorders, by James T. Webb, et al -- click on the link for reviews of this book on Amazon! Raising a gifted child is sometimes said to be like peeling an onion -- every time you think you have something figured out, you discover there's another layer underneath. This book will help you to understand which of your child's challenges are "normal" for gifted children and which might require professional intervention. The social-emotional coverage and breakdown of behavioral characteristics also provides a nice substitute for the parenting-the-gifted manual that nobody has yet written.
The Mislabeled Child: How Understanding Your Child's Unique Learning Style Can Open the Door to Success, by Fernette and Brock Eide. Finally, a book on "brain-based" learning styles -- including the asynchronies many gifted children struggle with. You might want to pass a copy of this along to your child's pediatrician, therapist, tutor, or other significant adults in your child's life.
Mellow Out, They Say. If I Only Could: Intensities and Sensitivities of the Young and Bright is another new book that is will worth a read. The author, Michael Piechowski, has spent years researching Dabrowski's Overexcitabilities. In this book, he shows us how it feels to be young and gifted -- from the childrens' point of view. If you have wondered what all the sensory stuff was about, or what an overexcitability actually is, here are your answers!
Guiding the Gifted Child, by James T. Webb, Elizabeth A. Mecksroth, and Stephanie Tolan. The classic on understanding gifted children.
Upside-Down Brilliance: The Visual Spatial Learner, by Linda Kreger Silverman
Bibliography: Gifted Children and Homeschooling, compiled by Kathi Kearney
Some of My Best Friends Are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers from Pre-School to High School, by Judith Wynn Halstead

Publications

Duke Gifted Letter — timely (albeit school-oriented) articles on gifted children
Gifted Education Press Quarterly — from a gifted education book publishers; also publishes a newsletter, Gifted Education News Page.
2e Twice-Exceptional Newsletter -- The online edition of 2e Newsletter, a bimonthly publication dedicated to understanding twice-exceptional children and helping to meet their needs. GHF members receive discounted subscriptions to this magazine!

Nationwide Distance and Short-Term Residential Programs for Gifted Children

Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) — national academic talent search and educational programming for students with exceptionally high academic ability. Includes summer camps in bicoastal locations.
Stanford Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) — computer-based distance-learning courses. Also, summer programs for ages 11 and up.
New! University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) College Prep — Online Advanced Placement and Honors courses designed for high school students preparing for college or the College Board AP Exams
New! University of California, Irvine Gifted Students Academy (GSA) — an intensive summer program for gifted middle school students, grades five through eight. Participants select courses in each of the major subject areas of math, science, language arts, social studies and the arts.
Davidson Institute for Talent Development — recognizes, nurtures and supports profoundly intelligent young people and provides opportunities for them to develop their talents to make a positive difference.
Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) — identifies academically talented students and provides innovative programs to support the development of their optimal educational potential.
University of Denver Rocky Mountain Talent Search — an academic talent search program providing opportunities for assessment, recognition, and summer enrichment programs for academically talented youth.
Mentis Online — online enrichment courses for gifted kids in grades 3-6
Northwestern University Center for Talent Development — testing, information about specialized curricula, enrichment programs, and accelerated courses of study; summer programs.
Summer Institute for the Gifted — academic summer program for grades K-11.
Satori Camp — a summer program for gifted students aged 12 - 18, provides their first taste of college while experiencing a "journey towards their own personal enlightenment."
Education Soaring — educational center for children, parents and educators; summer program for gifted children.
Institute for Educational Advancement — serves gifted and talented students by providing educational programs, services, and resources that target their unique needs. Runs the Yunasa camp, a weeklong summer program for highly gifted children between the ages of 10-14yo.
University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley) Academic Talent Development Program — summer programs for gifted students in grades K-11.
Voyagers — a homeschooling resource center based in Massachusetts. Provide resources and support to homeschooling families in northeast USA. Offers a summer camp program.

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