Davidson Gifted Blog
Online Schools for Gifted Children
Advantages of Gifted Online Schooling Many families in the gifted and twice-exceptional community have utilized online learning programs. For gifted students, online programs may deliver material at a faster pace, provide information on niche…
Struggle Care in Neurodiverse Families
What is struggle care? Struggle care is a useful way to think about the challenges facing individuals when completing daily life activities. At its core, struggle care is about understanding that many of us…
Tips for Parents: Socialization and the Highly Gifted Child
The following article by Dr. Jim Delisle shares highlights and insights from one of our Expert Series events, which are exclusive for Young Scholars and their parents. One of the hardest things to contend with as…
Tips for Students: The Power of Self-Advocacy
The following article shares highlights and insights from one of our Expert Series events, which are exclusive for Young Scholars and their parents. Raise Your Voice: The Power of Self-Advocacy Chances are you have some very…
Gifted, On the Spectrum, or Both?
Gifted, On the Spectrum, or Both? A popular young adult novel character named Penelope Bunce often pulls out a chalk board when solving tough problems and starts by creating two lists: What We Know.…
Whole grade acceleration success stories
This article contains stories of successful grade skips, written from the parents’ perspective. The various accounts cover skips in an assortment of grades in public schools, private schools and homeschooling. Many schools avoid whole…
The Identification of Students Who Are Gifted
In education, identifying gifted children is a crucial yet challenging process. It can be difficult to know if a child is gifted or if they are twice-exceptional (i.e., giftedness working alongside learning disabilities). Despite the controversies and political…
Pandemic Pandora: College Admissions During COVID
The following article shares highlights and insights from one of our Expert Series events, which are exclusive for Young Scholars and their parents. An attempt to, in 45 short minutes, summarize what has changed in terms…
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