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Title: Exceptionally Gifted Children by Miraca U. M. Gross ISBN: 0-415-31491-7 Publisher: Falmer Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $38.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Read This Book If You Have a Gifted Child
Comment: Miraca Gross has brought us an amazing gift: she continued her original 10-year longitudinal study of exceptionally gifted children, and brought us up-to-date another ten years later. Following the pain and successes of these unusual young people over the course of 20 years gives the reader tremendous vistas from which to gain perspective of the way society treats the highly gifted...and what that does to them.
If you already think your child is gifted, but she or he isn't "fitting in" you just might have an exceptionally gifted child. Since the intellectual level of these children is high, even compared to other gifted kids, parents don't generally have any true means of comparison. They often have never met any other kids like theirs.
Instead of guessing, read this book. You will know--quickly--if you see your kid there. This is NOT a book about "perfect," high-flying, academic achievers. To the contrary: it is a painful examination of how enforced academic underachievement has hurt these kids, and how appropriate intellectual challenge (when they could get it) helped them feel comfortable in their skins.
Read this book if you think your child is gifted. Read this book if you "just knew" there was something special about your child when they were little, but they've never fit in school. Read this book if you work with or care for the gifted.
Rating: 5
Summary: Extraordinary Children, Exceptional Book
Comment: For many parents, teachers, and school admnistrators who need to understand exceptionally and profoundly gifted children, this book is the one that finally makes the world and the educational and emotional needs of these children comprehensible. It is the first book recommended to newcomers in the online support groups for parents of "EG" and "PG" children. It is scavenged from 2nd hand sales, hoarded, and loaned with care. The publisher's remainders were sold out [within] 48 hours of a notice posted to one email list.
It is easy to see why. Miraca Gross brings her subjects alive with her even-handed and clear-sighted case studies. The narratives illustrate the lack of comprehension frequently encountered in schools when children are functioning 4 to 8 grade levels ahead of their "peers" intellectually, and the stress and outright cruelty often inflicted on these children and their parents as a result. It also documents the almost immediate elimination of these problems when appropriate educational settings are found.
The book was a continuation of Gross's doctoral research, and it shows it's origin in the data analyses. These sections aren't for everyone, but they are quite helpful for those with a research or education background and interest. Others can skip directly to the summaries. But for both groups, the case studies are what make the book.
If you have one of these remarkable kids, I recommend that order a used copy from Amazon and keep your eyes peeled for it elsewhere...
Rating: 5
Summary: Exceptionally Good Book
Comment: I have used this book repeatedly to help educate teachers, administrators, mental health personnel, and parents to the needs of highly and profoundly gifted children. Dr. Gross packs terrific information into a lengthy *and* very readable book.
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Title: Genius Denied : How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds by Jan Davidson, Bob Davidson, Laura Vanderkam ISBN: 0743254600 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 12 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know? by Maureen Neihart, Sally M. Reis, Nancy M. Robinson, Sidney M. Moon ISBN: 1882664779 Publisher: Prufrock Pr Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Different Minds: Gifted Children With AD/HD, Asperger Syndrome, and other Learning Deficits by Deirdre V. Lovecky ISBN: 1853029645 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Pub. Date: 01 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: You're Gonna Miss the Prom: A True Life Account and Guide Book for Gifted Kids by Lauren Betancourt, Donna Betancourt ISBN: 0963969331 Publisher: Dlb Publishing Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Upside-Down Brilliance: The Visual Spatial Learner by Linda Kreger Silverman ISBN: 193218600X Publisher: DeLeon Publishing, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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