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Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades And What You Can Do About It: A Six-Step Program for Parents and Teachers
Sylvia, Dr. Rimm

Great Potential Pr., Inc., 2008

Millions of gifted children are failing to reach their potential something Dr. Sylvia Rimm calls underachievement syndrome. Drawing on both clinical research and years of experience counseling families, Dr. Rimm has developed a Trifocal Model to help parents and teachers work together to get students back on track. It is effective for a wide range of students, from preschool through college. Dr. Rimm s practical, six-step program provides ...

Intelligent Life in the Classroom: Smart Kids & Their Teachers
Karen Isaacson, Tamara J. Fisher

Great Potential Pr., Inc., 2007

This teacher book will provide lots of laughs as well as some good insights into the nature, quirks and vulnerabilities of gifted kids. As a companion to the award-winning book titled Raisin' Brains: Surviving My Smart Family, it's a fun read that includes information about helpful teacher traits and much more. This book will be useful for teacher training with its extensive list of books and resources.

Teen Success: Ideas to Move Your Mind
Beatrice J. Elye

Great Potential Pr., Inc., 2007

This new edition will guide teenagers toward success with updated ideas and suggestions that today's teens can relate to. Perfect for at home or in the classroom, this conversational book can help give your teenager practical life skills and enlightened insights. Chapter topics include decision making, speed reading, building confidence, time management, communication skills, and much more!

Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child

3 reviews
Sylvia B. Rimm

Great Potential Pr., Inc., 2006

A Comprehensive Guide for Raising Gifted Children
"Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child" (3rd ed., 2007) is a very comprehensive guide for families with gifted children. Author Sylvia Rimm, Ph.D., explains how to have your child evaluated, select a school (whether it's preschool or elementary), encourage a love of reading, teach good homework habits, communicate with your child's teacher, and more. She also answers questions such as: Should my ...

Gifted Parent Groups: The SENG Model

1 review
Arlene R. DeVries, James T. Webb

Great Potential Pr., Inc., 2007

Rating the Model
As one who has facilitated parent groups, I highly recommend this model to be used in multiple settings. The 2nd edition is well organized, clear in it's meanings, and simple to follow. For anyone interested in forming parents groups, this model provides all the information, methods, cautions, and planning necessary to begin working with parents of gifted children. Since it is written in ...

Dabrowski's Theory Of Positive Disintegration

1 review

Great Potential Pr., Inc., 2008

Availability and Price
As of January 8, 2008 this book is not available on Amazon, except from a 3rd party reseller for a price in the $120's for a new paperback version. It is currently available from Barnes and Noble for $ 39 and is in stock. Hopefully, Amazon will have this soon. Dabrowski's theory of Positive Disintegration is a very dynamic, applicable and powerful theory of personality development, that, if ...

LIFE IN THE FAST BRAIN: Keeping Up With Gifted Minds

2 reviews
Karen L. J. Isaacson

Great Potential Pr., Inc., 2007

Very enjoyable read
What a fun book. I really enjoyed the writers stories and writing style. I read the first book Raisin Brains and was excited to see a sequel, it didnt disappoint.

A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children

11 reviews
James T. Webb, Janet L. Gore, ...

Great Potential Pr., Inc., 2007

VERY comprehensive!
This is by far the most comprehensive book about gifted children that I have seen. It covers a broad range of topics, yet still manages to be quite detailed and "meaty". An entire 19 page chapter is devoted to the characteristics of gifted children. In addition to the usual checklist, the chapter also looks at Dabrowski's overexcitabilities, the gifted child's sense of humor, imagination, etc. ...

Some of My Best Friends Are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers from Preschool to High School

14 reviews
Judith Wynn Halsted

Great Potential Pr Inc, 1995

Great Resource
Beginning with a solid rationale for thoughtful book selection, Halsted makes the choosing of good literature (from the vast sea of written material) manageable. She offers a framework for analyzing and judging works by identifying qualities that make literature worthy of reading and dissection. She is astute in her identification of characteristics common to the different aged children and the ...

How to Parent So Children Will Learn: Strategies for Raising Happy, Achieving Children
Sylvia B. Rimm

Great Potential Pr., Inc., 2008

Dr. Rimm provides practical, compassionate, no-nonsense advice for raising happy, secure, and productive children, from preschool to college. Easy-to-follow parent pointers, sample dialogues, and boxed step-by-step examples show parents how to: select appropriate rewards and punishments, decrease arguments and power struggles, encourage appropriate independence without overempowering your children, guide your children toward good study habits, ...

Iowa Acceleration Scale, 2nd Edition (Set of 10 IAS Forms, Summary and Planning Records)

2 reviews
Susan Assouline, Nick Colangelo, ...

Great Potential Pr., Inc., 2003

A "Must Have" for Acceleration Decisions
The Iowa Acceleration Scale (IAS) is a "must have" tool in the process for determining the appropriateness of whole-grade acceleration. What I like most about the IAS is that it is research based and patently objective. The IAS also requires a team approach which only serves to add confidence to whatever decision is ultimately arrived upon. Further, each child is assessed wholistically with ...

Academic Advocacy for Gifted Children: A Parent's Complete Guide
Barbara Jackson Gilman

Great Potential Pr., Inc., 2008

Formerly titled Empowering Gifted Minds: Educational Advocacy That Works, this book is the definitive manual on gifted advocacy for gifted students. The author tells parents and teachers how to document a child s abilities to provide reasonable educational options year by year. This book provides imperative information on testing considerations, curriculum, successful programs, and planning your child s education. It is an essential guide.

Parenting Successful Children
James T. Webb

Great Potential Pr., Inc., 2007

This audio and pamphlet duo is perfect for busy parents! Now available in audio format, parents can get expert advice while they are getting the little ones ready for school, or on the drive to work! The frequent breakups of families, the fast pace of technology, the information explosion, and other changes in today's evolving world make parenting more difficult. Learn more than two dozen strategies to set successful limits, avoid power ...

Building a Gifted Program: Identifying and Educating Gifted Students in Your School (Manual w/ PowerPoint CD)
Monita R. Leavitt

Great Potential Pr., Inc., 2007

Building a gifted program from scratch? Evaluating or changing your gifted program? This CD with colorfully animated PowerPoint slides and manual will give you everything you need for staff development, and will allow you to customize sessions for parents or school boards. The manual contains background materials with references as well as reproducible pages that can be used as handouts.

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