Academic Advocacy for Gifted Children: A Parent's Complete Guide
"(Academic Advocacy for Gifted Children) has an acute sense of the gifted child's emotional sense of being. And as the introduction mentions, a parent's perspective lends a more in-depth and emotional tie to the child and their growth pattern. The social issues and emotional cues were good prompts to pay attention to, not only in a youth, but also in the adult." --Christine Ohtani-Chang, Board Member, Hawaii Gifted Association<br/><br/>"This book a rare combination of intimate frustrations and joys (the commentary from Quinn O Leary), and the step-by-step action guide with many specific examples, is a much-needed resource for parents and for educators. As advocates for gifted students, we can no longer hope and wait. We must act." --Jacquelyn Drummer, President, WI Association for Talented and Gifted<br/><br/>"All the priceless information that it took me years to collect, all in one easy-to-read book! Barbara Gilman pulls together the collective wisdom of decades of parents and professionals, from identification to accommodations to acceleration and beyond...This is the manual we all wish came with our gifted children." --Carolyn K., Hoagiesgifted.org<br/><br/>"The best book I've ever read about advocacy for gifted children. Gilman provides us refreshing nitty-gritty reality, equipping parents and teachers with specific skills to advocate for real children in real schools." --Kathi Kearney, M.A., M.Ed., Gifted education consultant and nationally recognized expert in curriculum for gifted students, home schooling, and assessment of gifted students<br/><br/>"This book is a treasure. It provides the advice parents need...based upon Gilman's professional training, as well as her own experiences as a parent of highly gifted boys. The chapter devoted to teachers is among the best I have seen. If the advice in this book is followed, one could almost guarantee a rewarding education experience for a gifted child." --Karen Rogers, Ph.D., Author of Re-Forming Gifted Education: How Parents and Teachers Can Match the Program to the Child --Jacquelyn Drummer, President, WI Association for Talented and Gifted"(Academic Advocacy for Gifted Children) has an acute sense of the gifted child's emotional sense of being. And as the introduction mentions, a parent's perspective lends a more in-depth and emotional tie to the child and their growth pattern. The social issues and emotional cues were good prompts to pay attention to, not only in a youth, but also in the adult." --Christine Ohtani-Chang, Board Member, Hawaii Gifted Association"This book a rare combination of intimate frustrations and joys (the commentary from Quinn O Leary), and the step-by-step action guide with many specific examples, is a much-needed resource for parents and for educators. As advocates for gifted students, we can no longer hope and wait. We must act." --Jacquelyn Drummer, President, WI Association for Talented and Gifted