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Books for the Academically Talented

WCATY has compiled the following list of books as resources for parents, educators and acaldemically talented students. This list was developed with input from experts in the field of gifted education.

In addition, WCATY appreciates hearing from you regarding books you would recommend!

Recommended Books

General Books on Academic Talent & Giftedness

• Handbook of Gifted Education
  

• Iowa Acceleration Scale
  

• Iowa Acceleration Scale Forms
  

• Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds
  

• The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know?
  

• Developing Mathematical Talent: A Guide for Challenging and Educating Gifted Students
  

• Mellow Out: Intensities and Sensitivities of the Young and Bright by Michael Piechowski
  

• Teens With Talent: Developing the Potential of the Bright, Brighter & Brightest
  

• Growing Up Gifted: Developing the Potential of Children at Home and at School
  

• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
  

• Smart Boys: Talent, Manhood, and the Search for Meaning
  

• Smart Girls: A New Psychology of Girls, Women, and Giftedness
  

• Smart Girls, Gifted Women
  

• Re-Forming Gifted Education: Matching the Program to the Child
  

• Some of My Best Friends Are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers from Preschool to High School

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• Dr. Sylvia Rimm's Smart Parenting : How to Parent so Children will Learn
  

• Helping Gifted Children Soar: A Practical Guide for Parents and Teachers
  

• Raisin' Brains: Surviving My Smart Family
  

• The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child
  

• Gifted Parent Groups: The SENG Model
  

• Guiding the Gifted Child: A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers
  

• Creative Home Schooling for Gifted Children: A Resource Guide
  

• Bringing Out the Best: A Resource Guide for Parents of Young Gifted Children
  

• Stand Up for Your Gifted Child: How to Make the Most of Kids' Strengths at School and at Home
  

• Freeing Our Families from Perfectionism

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• The Gifted Kids' Survival Guide for Ages 10 & Under
  

• The Gifted Kids Survival Guide (For Ages 11-18)
  

• Freed's Guide to Student Contests and Publishing
  

• Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being too Good?
  

• College Planning for Gifted Students
  

• College Comes Sooner Than You Think!: The Essential College Planning Guide for High School Students and Their Families

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