Books you might find helpful:

When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers  by Jim Delisle, Ph.D. and Judy Galbraith M.A.  ISBN-10 1-57542-107-0

Freeing Our Families from Perfectionism  by Thomas S. Greenspon, Ph.D.    ISBN-10 1-57542-103-8

The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children  (What Do We Know?)  Edited by Maureen Neihart, Sally M. Reis, Nancy M. Robinson, and Sidney M. Moon (a Service Publication of the National Association for Gifted Children)

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Some books are available to check out from PAGC's library.  Contact Annette Evans (panamajonesevans@gmail.com) to check them out.  

25 Ways to Love the Gifted: Celebrating 25 Years of SENG: a  brochure put out by SENG (Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted.)

     Colangelo, Nicholas, Susan G. Assouline, and Miraca U. M. Gross.

 A Nation Deceived: How Schools Hold Back America's Brightest Students. Volumes I and II. Templeton National Report on Acceleration. Iowa City: Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development (University of Iowa), 2004. 

Education of the Gifted and Talented.  Davis, Gary A., and Sylvia B. Rimm. 5th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2004. 

5 Levels of Gifted: School Issues and Educational Options. Ruf, Deborah L. Scottsdale: Great Potential Press, 2009 (previously published as Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind).

Creativity in the Classroom: Schools of Curious Delight. Starko, Alane Jordan. 3rd ed. Mahway, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005.

The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance. Waitzkin, Josh. New York: Free Press, 2007. (2 copies)

A Love for Learning: Motivation and the Gifted Child,  Whitney, Carol Strip; Hirsch, Gretchen.  Great Potential Press, 2007.



The Davis & Rimm book and Starko book can be used for certification (BYU CITES program for Creativity class and the Intro. to Gifted Studies class)