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a girl reading with stuffed toys: Why Children stop Reading

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 do about it. Too Few Of Us Read I came across an article recently called Harry Potter and the Death of Reading that was written in

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What are the Most Popular Books of All Time?

This infographic sharing the most popular books of all time caught my eye because a) I love books and b) some are not my favorites. The most popular books of all time include the ones you’d expect (the Bible and Shakespeare’s plays), but they will also remind you of how

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Worth Reading Rating System

Amazon does it, and so I do. What it is? Rate books on a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being highest. I just use numbers, not stars, and my descriptions that correspond to each number are a little different (“I like it” is just too pedestrian for me). I’m

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Stealth Giftedness: Day 2

Welcome to Ten Days of Stealth Giftedness: A Crash Course on Incognito Intelligence This is your guide to effectively hiding your giftedness from the world. Kind of like being the James Bond or Jason Bourne of smart. Or both. Like these boys. Day 2:  Put down your book, slowly and

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Christmas Gift Ideas for Gifted Kids

If you’re looking for Christmas gift ideas for bright children and teens, I’ve got an updated list for you, as well as free Christmas resources for your family to enjoy this year. I’ve got the ideas organized into age ranges. Be sure to look at categories that are age-adjacent to

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Be Your Gifted Child’s Coach

I was reading this wonderful article by Atul Gawande about coaching, and it resonated with me because I believe firmly in coaching. If you’re really good, you get a coach. Think about it: what professional athlete do you know of who doesn’t have a coach? In Gawande’s article, he talks

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Bread upon the Waters – Giving Away Books on Purpose

Gifted people tend to gravitate towards books (not always, so no hate mail from misobibliists –  I just made that word up, to be honest, and spellcheck is yelling at me in red squiggly lines). Sometimes all this bibiophilia creates a problem. Recently, I was in a used bookstore with

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