Davidson Gifted Blog
Finding the Appropriate Educational Environment for Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Children
This article provides strategies designed to help parents navigate the convoluted public education system and ultimately find the appropriate educational environment for their child. Author: Postma, M. Publisher: Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted…
Family Meetings: Why They Are Important and How-To Do Them
The Tips for Parents article is authored by Catherine Gruener based upon a seminar hosted for Young Scholar families. She provided resources, education, and guidance in application of Family Meetings, using Adlerian approaches with…
Difficult passage: Gifted girls in middle school
This article describes reasons why young gifted girls can lose their passion for school throughout their educational development. It also provides parents strategies on what they can do to help. Author: Post, G. Publisher:…
Tips for parents of gifted children: What most parents wish they had known
In this article, Dr. Gail Post provides some general guidelines many parents of gifted children may have wished they had previously known. Author: Post, G. Publisher: Gifted Challenges Year: 2015 In my clinical psychology practice,…
At a Glance: Classroom Accommodations for Slow Processing Speed
Kids with slow processing speed can have trouble keeping up in class, participating in discussions and staying focused. Here are some classroom accommodations that may help. Author: Kelly, K. Publisher: Understood.org Year: 2015 Processing…
IQ and Educational Needs
This one-pager includes a bell curve diagram that helps explain the profoundly gifted population, those who score in the third standard deviation or 99.9 percentile, on IQ and achievement tests. This factsheet also includes…
Types of Acceleration
This excerpt from A Nation Empowered lists 20 different types of acceleration. Publication: Excerpt from A Nation Empowered: Evidence Trumps the Excuses Holding Back America’s Brightest Students Publisher: University of Iowa College of Education Belin-Blank Center…
Tips for Parents: Advocacy and Working with Your Child’s School
This Tips for Parents article, authored by Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik, Ph.D., is from a seminar she hosted exclusively for Young Scholar parents. She provides numerous strategies on how to advocate for your gifted student in…
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