Posts Tagged ‘ gifted ’

Homeschool Programs for Gifted Children

Gifted homeschool programs These programs cater to the needs of gifted and talented youngsters that are homeschooling or need additional educational support. They frequently require qualifying results of IQ or other testing. The Gifted homeschool programs are fast-paced, and intended for highly motivated students. Accelerated Christian Education Accelerated Christian curriculum and support distance learning...
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Gifted, But Troubled and Difficult

Your Atypical Child An excerpt from Making the Choice: When Typical School Doesn’t Fit Your Atypical Child, by Corin Barsly Goodwin and Mika Gustavson, GHF Press. Unfortunately, we live in a society in which the term different, especially when applied to children, is equated with “needs to be fixed.” Asynchrony: Homeschooling an Exceptionally Gifted...
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How-To Homeschool Your Learning Abled Kid, by Sandra K. Cook

How-To Homeschool Your Learning Abled Kid: 75 Questions Answered: For Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities or Twice Exceptional Abilities by Sandra K. Cook Read Inside If you’re considering homeschooling your learning abled kid, “How-To Homeschool Your Learning Abled Kid: 75 Questions Answered” will answer your questions. In this How-To Homeschool book, you will learn:...
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How-To Homeschool Your Learning Abled Kid, by Sandra K. Cook

How-To Homeschool Your Learning Abled Kid: 75 Questions Answered For Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities or Twice Exceptional Abilities by Sandra K. Cook Kindle Edition How-To Homeschool Your Learning Abled Kid will get you started with homeschooling your special needs child. If your child is struggling in school, do you sometimes think, “Maybe...
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Homeschooling Gifted Children Creatively

A wealth of support and advice concerning creative approaches to homeschooling gifted children.
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Gifted Children Homeschooling

Books and links regarding research in the topic of Gifted Children Homeschooling. Are gifted children getting lost in the shuffle? Despite their remarkable success, researchers concluded that the profoundly gifted students had experienced roadblocks along the way that at times prevented them from achieving their full potential. Typical school settings were often unable to accommodate...
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Gifted Catalogs and Programs for Homeschoolers

Gifted children need special resources. Grants and scholarships; programs, catalogs, and publications. Educating Your Gifted Child: How One Public School Teacher Embraced Homeschooling (Perspectives in Gifted Homeschooling) (Volume 6) by Celi Trepanier (Author), Sarah J. Wilson (Author) What would make a dedicated public school teacher decide to homeschool her own children? In her new...
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Writing Your Own Script, by Corin Goodwin

Does your gifted or 2e child have enough friends? What qualifies as “enough”? Whom should they be friends with and how can they keep those friends? Parents of gifted and 2e kids are often faced with these concerns. We want our children to have fulfilling social lives, as well as intellectual ones, but when...
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The Unschooling Handbook, by Mary Griffith

Unschooling, a homeschooling method based on the belief that kids learn best when allowed to pursue their natural curiosities and interests, is practiced by 10 to 15 percent of the estimated 1.5 million homeschoolers in the United States.
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Homeschooling Your 2e Child, by Kathy LaPan

Step by step guideline for getting started homeschooling your gifted and/or learning disabled child. Includes how to schedule your day and your year, buy curricula, find help in your community, and record keeping.
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To Test Gifted Kids or Not? – Brilliant but 2E

Advice Helping Gifted Children Soar – Book Review AN A TO Z RESOURCE This misidentification of talent, and miscasting of creativity, is a critical reality that needs addressing! By Ruth Richards. Counseling, Multiple Exceptionality, and Psychological Issues Misdiagnosis and dual diagnosis of gifted children. The most common mis-diagnoses are: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD),...
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Gifted Homeschoolers Mail Lists

Email Lists General Email Lists Gifted Homeschoolers Forum The purpose of this list is to create a network allowing communication and support among families homeschooling gifted children in the United States and around the world. Run by Gifted Homeschoolers. Homeschooling Extraordinary Kids Do you have an Accelerated Learner in one or more areas? Do...
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Making the Choice, by Corin Barsily Goodwin

Instead of trying to force your child to fit into school, perhaps it is time to consider finding educational options that fully address your child's academic and emotional needs.
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Books For Homeschooling Gifted Children

Gifted Books Accidental Genius by Kevin James Kearny and Cassidy Kearney Experienced home schoolers, Kevin and Cassidy Kearney explain in an easy-to-read guide– packed with examples– how you can take charge of the education of your gifted/special needs children. 1998 Paperback. And the Skylark Sings with Me by Albert, David H. A delightful book....
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Creative Home Schooling, by Lisa Rivero

Lisa Rivero is a freelance writer who began home schooling her bright son when he was not thriving in school. She has taught intense and creative learners in elementary classrooms and now leads a book discussion group for home schooled children.
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Parts is Parts: Intelligence Revisited

By David H. Albert David: Cassie and Neal, eight-year-old twins, were driving home with mom from the homeschool camp-out weekend. (Actually, mom was driving the van.) They were both tired out, and perhaps overly quiet and thoughtful, if there ever could be said to be such a thing. “Mom,” said Cassie, in what appeared to be...
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Helping Gifted Children Soar – Book Review

Very readable, well-organized, practical, on everything from dealing with pros and cons of special talents in the kids to responses that aren't always supportive in the teachers, to advocating for one's child. Essay by Ruth Richards, Creativity Researcher.
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