Recommended by Northwest Gifted Child Board of Directors
Classic – Foundational Understanding Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children James T. Webb, Ph.D., ABPP-Cl; Janet L. Gore, M.A., M.Ed.; Edward R. Amend,Psy.D.; Arlene R. DeVries, M.S.E Parenting Gifted Children 101: An Introduction to Gifted Kids and Their Needs Tracy Ford Inman, Jana Kirchner Some of My Best Friends Are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers Judith Wynn Halsted 5 Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational Options Deborah Ruf Parenting Gifted Children Jennifer Jolly, Donald Treffinger, Tracy Ford Inman, Joan Franklin Smutny Giftedness 101 Linda Kreger Silverman Parents’ Guide to IQ Testing and Gifted Education David Palmer Raising a Gifted Child - A Parenting Success Handbook Carol Fertig
Motivation, Grit, and Perfectionism Perfectionism: A Practical Guide to Managing “Never Good Enough” Lisa Van Gemert What to Do When Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough (Elementary/Middle) Thomas Greenspon Moving Past Perfect: How Perfectionism May Be Holding Back Your Kids (and You!) and What You Can Do about It Thomas Greenspon Mindset: The new Psychology of Success Carol Dweck Grit: The power of passion and Perseverance Angela Duckworth The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning on the Tuned-Out Child Richard Lavole Doing Poorly on Purpose: Strategies Underachievement and Respect Student Dignity James Delisle
Neuroscience The Woman Who Changed Her Brain: How I Left My Learning Disability Behind Barbara Arrowsmith-Young The Brain that Changes Itself Norman Doidge The Neuroscience of Intelligence Richard Haier Inspiring Middle School Minds: Gifted, Creative, and Challenging (Teen) Judy Willis How the Gifted Brain Learns David Sousa
Emotional Sensitivities Living with Intensity Susan Daniels, Michael Piechowski Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope with Explosive Feelings Christine Fonseca Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World Deborah Reber Make Your Worrier a Warrior: A Guide to Conquering Your Child’s Fears Dan Peters From Worrier to Warrior: A Guide to Conquering Your Fears Dan Peters The Warrior Workbook: A Guide for Conquering Your Worry Monster Dan Peters Bright Adults: Uniqueness and Belonging across the Lifespan Ellen Fiedler The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping our children thrive when the world overwhelms them Elaine Aron The Smart Teens’ Guide to Living with Intensity: How to Get More Out of Life and Learning (Teen) Lisa Rivero Why Smart Kids Worry: And What Parents Can Do to Help Allison Edwards Helping Your Anxious Child Ronald M. Rapee, Ph.D.; Ann Wignall, D.Psych.; Susan H. Spence, Ph.D.; Vanessa Cobham, Ph.D.; Heidi Lyneham, Ph.D. Love, Understanding and Other Best Practices Larry Martin Davis
Social & SEL The Gifted Kids Workbook (Elementary) Heather Boorman The Essential Guide to Talking with Gifted Teen: Ready-to-Use Discussions About Identity, Stress, Relationships, and More Jean Sunde Peterson Good Friends Are Hard to Find: Help Your Child Find, Make and Keep Friends Fred Frankel Superflex Takes on Glassman and the Team of Unthinkables Stephanie Madrigal, Michelle Garcia Winner Socially Curious and Curiously Social: A Social Thinking Guidebook for Bright Teens and Young Adults Michelle Garcia Winner, Pamela Crooke
Homeschooling Making the Choice: When Typical School Doesn’t Fit Your Atypical Child Corin Barsily Goodwin, Mika Gustavson Writing Your Own Script: A Parent’s Role in the Gifted Child’s Social Development Corin Barsily Goodwin, Mika Gustavson From Home Education to Higher Education: A Guide for Recruiting, Assessing, and Supporting Homeschooled Applicants Lori Dunlap If This is a Gift, Can I Send It Back: Surviving in the Land of the Gifted and Twice Exceptional Jen Merrill
Twice Exceptional The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain Brock Eide, Fernette Eide Looking for Heroes: One Boy, One Year, 100 Letters Aidan Colvin Misdiagnosis: and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults” ADHD, Bipolar, Asberger’s, Depression, and other disorders James Webb, Edward Amend, Nadia Webb, Jean Goerrss, Paul Beljan, F. Richard Olenchak Bright Kids Who Can’t: Help Your Overcome Slow Processing Speed and Succeed in a Fast Paced World Ellen Braaten, Brian Willoughby Twice Exceptional and Special Populations of Gifted Students Susan Baum The Mislabeled Child Brock Eide, Fernette Eide Upside-Down Brilliance Linda Kreger Silverman The Inconvenient Student: Critical Issues in the Identification and Education of Twice – Exceptional Students Michael Postman Picture It! Teaching Visual-Spatial Learners Betty Maxwell, Crystal Punch Sensational Kids - Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder Lucy Jane Miller, Ph.D., OTR
Equity Excellence Gaps in Education: Expanding Opportunities for Talented Students Jonathan Plucker Alternative Assessments: with Gifted and Talented Students Joyce Van Tassel-Baska Bright, Talented, & Black Joy Lawson Davis Multicultural Gifted Education Donna Ford Young, Gifted and Black: Promoting High Achievement Among African-American Students Theresa Perry, Claude Steele, Asa Hilliard III
The Case for Advocating for Smart Kids Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds Jan and Bob Davidson Failing Our Brightest Kids: The Global Challenge of Educating High-Ability Students Chester Finn, Brandon Wright Dumbing Down America: the War on Our Nation’s Brightest Young Minds (and What We Can Do to Fight Back James Delisle
Reading for Students The Gifted Kids Workbook (Elementary) Heather Boorman What to Do When Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough (Elementary/Middle) Thomas Greenspon If I’m So Smart Why Aren’t the Answers Easy:? Teen Robert Schultz, James Delisle The Smart Teens’ Guide to Living with Intensity: How to Get More Out of Life and Learning (Teen) Lisa Rivero Superflex Takes on Glassman and the Team of Unthinkables Stephanie Madrigal, Michelle Garcia Winner Socially Curious and Curiously Social: A Social Thinking Guidebook for Bright Teens and Young Adults Michelle Garcia Winner, Pamela Crooke
Books recommended by BK Play Academy
101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids Fonseca, Christine 50 Impressive Kids and Their Amazing (and True!) Stories Mitchell, Saundra A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children Aiming for Excellence College Planning for ed EducationGifted Students Berger, Sandra L. Comprehensive Curriculum for Gifted Learners VanTassel-Baska, Joyce Cradles of Eminence Goertzel, Victor Creating Minds Gardner, Howard Creative Capers Schwartz, Linda Creative Homeschooling for Gifted Children Rivero, Lisa Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education Developing Math Talent Assouline, Susan G. Educating your Gifted Child Caruana, Vicki Essentials of Gifted Assessment Pfeiffer, Steven I. Excellent Books for Early and Eager Readers Isaacs, Kathleen T. Extraordinary Young People Brill, Marlene Targ Failing Our Brightest Kids Finn, Chester E. Genius Denied Davidson, Jan Gifted Children Distin, Kate Giftedness 101 Silverman, Linda Kreger Guiding the Gifted Child Webb, James T. Helping Gifted Children Soar Whitney, Carol Strip High IQ Kids Hothouse Kids Quart, Alissa How the Gifted Brain Learns Sousa, David A. Keeping your Kids Out Front Without Kicking Them From Behind Tofler, Ian Keys to Parenting the Gifted Child Rimm, Sylvia B. Learning to Be A Durable Person Hennenfent, Mary Light up your Child's Mind Renzulli, Joseph S. Math Education for Gifted Students Nature's Gambit Feldman, David Henry Nerds Anderegg, David Parents' Guide to IQ Testing and Gifted Education Palmer, David Parents' Guide to Raising A Gifted Child Alvino, James Smart Parenting for Smart Kids Kennedy-Moore, Eileen Some of My Best Friends Are Books Halsted, Judith Wynn Spatial Reasoning Johnson, Dana T. Stand up for your Gifted Child Smutny, Joan F. Teaching Gifted Kids in Today's Classroom Winebrenner, Susan Ten Things NOT to Say to your Gifted Child The Gifted Kids' Survival Guide Galbraith, Judy The Gifted Teen Survival Guide Galbraith, Judy The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids Walker, Sally Yahnke Wonder Kids Cotter, Charis Your Rainforest Mind Prober, Paula
Books About Gifted Children With Special Challenges Bright Not Broken Kennedy, Diane M. Different Minds Lovecky, Deirdre V. Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students Fonseca, Christine Here's to Not Catching Our Hair on Fire Turis, Stacey In the Mind's Eye West, Thomas G. Living With Intensity Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults Raising A Left-brain Child in A Right-brain World Beals, Katharine Smart Kids With Learning Difficulties Weinfeld, Rich The Drama of the Gifted Child Miller, Alice The Einstein Syndrome Sowell, Thomas The Pretenders Guyer, Barbara P. The Prodigy's Cousin Ruthsatz, Joanne When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers Delisle, James R. Galbraith, Judy