For Parents & Educators

North Carolina Office of Advanced Learners & Gifted Education (OALGE)

North Carolina Association for the Gifted & Talented (NCAGT)

The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)

Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)

Davidson Institute

Davidson Institute Gifted Blog

https://www.davidsongifted.org/gifted-blog/

Davidson Institute News & Updates

https://www.davidsongifted.org/news/

Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP)

The Gifted Guru

Lisa Van Gemert shares information and resources for educators and parents of gifted students, as well as for gifted students, on her website and in her blog.

https://www.giftedguru.com/

Gifted Today (A Duke TIP Blog for Parents and Teachers)

Bright Now

A podcast about parenting and educating bright and curious kids from the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth 

https://johnshopkinscty.org/bright-now-podcast

Hoagie's Gifted Education Page

Welcome to Hoagies' Gifted Education Page, the all-things-gifted site, full of resources, articles, books and links to help and support parents, teachers, and gifted children alike. 

https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/

the-joy-and-the-challenge-parenting-gifted-children.pdf

The Joy and the Challenge: Parenting Gifted Children

This is SENG's (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted) resource for parents of gifted and advanced learners. 

Connecting with the Very Young Gifted Child

by Cecilia Cabrera Martirena

This linked article from Edutopia focuses on differentiated instruction for young students who may be gifted in order to develop their academic talent.

https://www.edutopia.org/article/connecting-very-young-gifted-child?fbclid=IwAR1mksblk9dXUVg6NiZorPTWRZkPMpYZ4a5vkuiNxHUewdngFGBZn20wxA8&fs=e&s=cl

15 Tips to Help Gifted Children Thrive in School

by Lisa Van Gemert, M.ED.T.

This linked .pdf from GiftedGuru.com provides useful tips for teachers and parents of gifted learners.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VdfSBo0RIp0sisdSIJpBNHYHOdveGMPR/view?usp=sharing

Additional Resources for Parents and Students


Print Text


Becoming a Master Student by David B. Ellis (Boston: Hoghton Mifflin, 1994).


“Considerations and Strategies for Parenting the Gifted Child” by James Alvino (Starrs, CT: NRC/GT, 1995).


The Gifted Kids’ Survival Guide for Ages 10 and Under by Judy Galbraith (Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing, 1996).


Parents’ Guide to Raising a Gifted Child by James Alvino and the editors of Gifted Childen Monthly (New York: Random House, 1996).


Stand Up for Your Gifted Child: How to Make the Most of Kids’ Strengths at School and Home by Joan Franklin Smutny (Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing, 2001).


The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child by Sally Yahnke Walker (Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing, 2002)


They Say My Kid’s Gifted: Now What? By Richard Olenchak (Waco, TX: Prufrock Press, 1998)