Often gifted children go un-noticed, passing their classes without much effort. If they have self esteem problems they can appear unmotivated, if confident .... the world is their oyster! Also it is not unusual to find these children with some type of learning disability and they can even be ADHD/ADD.

Maybe they are dyslexic but have a gift in computers, mathematics, music or art? So, if you have a child in your class that has an LD and obviously has a sharp mind ..... look for their talent, their "island of competency". Some LD's can actually be a gift in the making, so look for the gift and help with the learning problem making a child feel good about themselves in the process! Using computers can often help, and an Australian company is at the forefront. They deserve a mention & a plug (I did a course with them and the products are brilliant!) ..... Platypus Software and if you want to visit their site, click the banner below (This is not a paid advert). Check out their E-books!

Below are links to sites that will help you to bring out the best in these kids. If you have anymore, please e-mail me or put the link in the Forum

Links

What Is This Thing Called Giftedness, and How Do We Develop It?  By Joseph S. Renzulli, Director The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented

University of Conneticut Has substantial research and practical information useful to parents, professionals and students

Gifted Girls - Many Gifted Girls, Few Eminent Women.    
Why? Are their talents being identified, encouraged, or ignored? Focuses on possible reasons why giftedness in many girls fades as they grow older & is recommended to all educators and parents!

Gifted Children: Are Their Gifts Being Identified, Encouraged, or Ignored?  Read how experts define giftedness and what parents and educators can do to support a child's special abilities.

Buried Treasure
The brightest students in class are not always the top performers. A bored student may exhibit disruptive behaviour or appear to have an attention disorder. Find out more about the problems associated with identifying the "best and brightest" in Education Connection's "Gifted Students."

Meeting the Needs of Gifted Children.
Advice for dealing with gifted students who struggle in school; excellent information about intelligence testing and how the special education process can be used to help these children.

National Association for Gifted Children  Not-for-profit organization of educators and parents united to address the unique needs of gifted and talented youth.

National Foundation for Gifted and Creative Children   Non-profit foundation which provides free information and guidance to parents and educators of gifted and creative children.

Gifted Children - Online newsletter and networking forum for parents and teachers of children with special talents and abilities.

Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children

National Association for Gifted Children  
Working with talented and able children in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

What We Have Learned About Gifted Children 1979 - 2002
Linda Silverman, Ph.D., Director Gifted Development Center

Visual Spatial Learners
Information about this important learning style, about recognizing, assessing, teaching, counselling and living with visual-spatial learners.

GT World  

International/National Resources for Gifted Education

Questions & Answers on Giftedness

Special Guide for Parents This page is for parents of gifted preschoolers

Learning Disabled and Gifted  These kids require compassion! Imagine being gifted but perhaps dyslexic? All because your brain is wired and bit different to others. These are the students that really earn your stripes as an educator!

What Educators of Gifted Learners Need to Know About

Parents of Gifted/Learning Disabled Children
Supporting parents, students, and educators as well as spreading information to increase the awareness of GT/LD individuals.

California Association for the Gifted
Resources to both parents and educators. A great list of resources, links, organizations and books for parents of gifted children. This site is for parents anywhere in the world.

Gifted resources site.
Comprehensive list of resources for parents of gifted children. It has downloadable archives for several mailing lists about gifted children. A great place to start if you need help in finding online information.

Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth of The Johns Hopkins University
If your child is gifted, then you'll want to review the programs, articles and resources here. This is a serious site, not only providing information to parents, but one that promotes educational reform for gifted students worldwide.

Talented and Gifted Families - TAGFAM
Internet support group for families of talented and gifted children. There are groups for families, teens and kids. It is important for gifted kids, and adults, to have people that truly understand their special quirks and abilities!

Hoagies Gifted Education Page **Must See Site**
For parents & teachers of the gifted, and learning disabled kids too!
Carefully organized into content areas including academic acceleration, gifted learning disabled, profoundly gifted, educational theories, and lots more. Resources for our kids, including magazines, software, web links and books, plus first hand success stories by the parents of gifted kids. International lists of organizations and conferences, too. Check it out!

Nurturing Giftedness in schools