Parent and Family Resources/ Recursos para los padres y familias
Recommended Reads:
Understanding Gifted Parenting
What kind of gifted person will you become?
10 Things Gifted (Rainforest Minded) Kids Need to Know
10 Gems for When Your Child is Struggling
Organizations:
Colorado Department of Education (CDE) Office of Gifted Education
Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented, (CAGT)
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
Twice Exceptional (2E) resources:
With Understanding Comes Calm blog
Characteristics of 2E Students
Twice Exceptional: Definition, Characteristics & Identification (Davidson Institute)
Gifted Children's Bill of Rights
(written by Del Siegle)
You have a right to:
- know about your giftedness.
- learn something new everyday.
- be passionate about your talent area without apologies.
- have an identity beyond your talent area.
- feel good about your accomplishments.
- make mistakes.
- seek guidance in the development of your talent.
- have multiple peer groups and a variety of friends.
- choose which of your talent areas you wish to pursue.
- not to be gifted at everything.