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Tables of Contents for The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
1
2
The Eight Great Gripes of Parents with Gifted Kids
3
139
Gifted: Then and Now
4
12
Myths About Giftedness
Modern Misconceptions
The Not-So-Pretty Truth About Gifted Education
The Marland Report
Standards
Doing Away with Tracking
Learn More About It
Discovering Giftedness
16
29
How Schools Identify Gifted Kids
What Happens Next?
The Question of Labels
Kids Who Fall Through the Cracks
Putting Things in Perspective
Learn More About It
Living with Your Gifted Child
45
20
Endless Questions
Kids Ask the Darnedest Things
Learning with Activity
Remember When?
Early Learners
Asynchronous (Out of Sync) Development
The Motor Skills Gap
Coping with Young Lawyers
The Company of Adults
The Importance of Risk-Taking
So You Have a Comedian
Fast Learners, Deep Learners
Super Sensitivity
Sound Minds in Sound Bodies
Intense Concentration and Relaxation
Neatness...Not!
Early Readers
Communicate, Communicate
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Coping With Problems
65
29
How to Raise a Self-Confident Kid
Dealing with Sensitivity
Introlerance and the Too-Smart Mouth
Too Good: The Perfectionism Predicament
When to Worry
Ten Tip-Offs to Trouble
How to Get Help
What Can You Do to Help?
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Programming for the Gifted
94
27
Gifted or Dumb?
Making School Better for Gifted Kids
How Schools Program to Meet the Needs of Gifted Kids
Evaluation
Your Rights and What's Right
What Is the Teacher's Role?
It's a Match!
When It's Not a Match
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Advocacy: Working for Improvement
121
21
Getting Support for Yourself
Advocacy on the Local Level
How to Be Heard: Begin with the Teacher
Working with the School Board
Getting ``Them'' Moving
How's Your State Doing?
Getting Your Message Across
A Few Final Words
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15 Questions Parents Ask - and 141/2 Answers
142
8
More Resources for Parents
150
5
Bibliography
155
6
Index
161
6
About the Author
167