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15 Ways to Help Gifted Kids Thrive in School
15 ways to help gifted kids thrive in school with ideas that work for lots of kids, so everyone will find ideas they can apply right away.
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Misdiagnosis of Gifted Children Demystified
There are entire books written about misdiagnosis of gifted kids. Why? Because in a number of children, giftedness looks like an alphabet soup of issues
Why Gifted Students Need School
Recently, I interviewed a truly delightful sixth-grade student. At one point in the conversation, I ended up interrupting regularly scheduled programming to give her a
Tips for Using ASL in Your Classroom
ASL has a place in every classroom. Because I specialize in the education of gifted and talented students, I often cross paths with students who
How to Help a Gifted Child Succeed
If you’ve parented or taught a gifted child, you’ve probably Googled “How to help my gifted child succeed” at least once. Or maybe a million
Supporting Overly Emotional Children with Peer Interaction: Reader Q & A
Even without the intensities/overexcitabilities so common in our gifted population, kids can be overly emotional. What do I mean by overly emotional? I mean that
The Gifted Mask: A Student Speaks
The students are the core of what we do, and I think it’s critical that they are also able to be the corps, or body,
The Best Fundraiser in the History of the World
Funky socks change lives, and they can change campuses and families, too. Fundraising is rarely anyone’s favorite activity, yet I want to share this one,
Why Children Stop Reading And What To Do About It
I’m desperately concerned about why children stop reading, and I hope you are, too. Let’s talk about why children stop reading and what we can
8 Benefits of Reading Classic Literature
What are the benefits of reading classic literature? I wrote about the relevance of reading quality books in general, and I want to focus on
3 Things Gifted Kids Need
I had an amazing day with a group of teens in Lancaster, Pennsylvania last week. I want to tell you all about it, as well
Interacting with Defiant Students
Got defiance? Handling defiant students (or personal children) can be one of the most difficult aspects of teaching, particularly when we don’t feel supported
Must See Movie: Gifted
Why you must see Gifted. Gifted does for gifted what Love Story did for Harvard: everyone will want to go there. It is the best onscreen fictional treatment
