Resources from Parent Information Sessions

Affective Needs of Gifted Children –  by Sherry Earle, Ph.D.
Parenting any child is a tough and rewarding job. Parenting a special-needs child is a unique journey due in great measure to the special affective needs of Gifted children.

You Know You’re the Parent of a Gifted Child When…
For comic relief… this is just a small sample of the ways parents have answered this prompt. Generously lent to us by the Hoagies website.

Parent Information Session: “Parenting Gifted Children: Gifted 101”
This Power Point was used while facilitating a parent information session. Content taken without permission from handouts of a session given by Patricia Gatto-Walden, Ph.D. and M. Denise Bishop, NCSP.

 Parent Information Session:“Supporting Highly-Able and Gifted Readers at Home”
Another parent information session for parents of highly-able and gifted readers, not just identified gifted learners.
Handouts: Resources for Parents of Gifted Readers, Gifted Readers’ Bill of Rights, Five Tips from Teachers on How to Challenge Advanced Readers, a booklist from Dr. Susannah Richards also provided, but is not permitted to be posted online.

 Parent Information Session:“Gifted Girls”
A two-page handout of collected quotes (attributed where possible) on the topic of Gifted Girls. This product was part of a conversational session and should in no way be taken as an scholarly view of the expansive topic of Giftedness and Gender.

Parent Information Session: “Perfectionism”
This is the PowerPoint which was shared with parents on the evening of March 23, 2010 at a parent information session on Perfectionism.

SCAMPER Skills List
SCAMPER Skills are the thinking skills we use when we’re trying to be creative. Try reinforcing our classroom concepts by using cognition-rich language at home!

 Gifted Education Websites

Orange County Public Schools Gifted Education Program
Part o the OCPS Exceptional Education Department, OCPS’ Gifted Education Program serves Gifted learners in OCPS schools.

Florida Association for the Gifted (FLAG)
State organization for teachers and parents that advocates for the needs of gifted learners.

Stetson University’s HATS (High Achieving Talented Students) Program
Summer and weekend programs for gifted and high-ability learners in the central Florida area.

Florida Department of Education- Gifted Student Education
FLDOE site listing state laws, regulations, publications, and resources related to gifted education.

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
National organization for teachers and parents that advocates for the needs of gifted learners.

Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
SENG seeks to inform and provide resources to families and professionals about the unique social and emotional needs of gifted persons.

Florida Gifted Network (formerly PALS)
A parent organization that educates the public on the needs of gifted learners and advocates for issues that affect their rights.

Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development
National center for research on the educational needs of gifted and high-ability learners.

Listing taken without permission but with good intentions from OCPS Gifted Education website.  https://www.ocps.net/CS/ESE/PROGRAMS/GIFTED/Pages/default.aspx