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Homeschooling Gifted and Advanced Learners by Cindy West

Book: Homeschooling Gifted and Advanced Learners Author: Cindy West Published by: Prufrock Press Book Synopsis: (per Amazon.com) Homeschooling Gifted and Advanced Learners covers everything from curriculum choices and learning styles, to integrating technology and online courses, to finding social support for both children and parents. From making the decision to homeschool to planning for the transition to college, this book has the answers parents of gifted homeschooled students need to help their children succeed! My Thoughts: Gifted and advanced learners present their own set of challenges to the homeschool environment. Many parents of gifted and advanced children decide to homeschool … Continue reading →

Does Giftedness Matter if You Are Not In School?

If your child is an adept, focused and curious learner who has a deep empathy for others and a desire to delve into new areas of knowledge, you may have a gifted child. I went to school. I was also a gifted child. Had I not been in school, would this have mattered all that much? I think so. Giftedness frames your personality. As a parent, it is important that you understand how your child interacts with the world, and giftedness is part of this. Gifted children challenge you to reconsider the boundaries of learning. Traditional schooling may be too … Continue reading →

Is Your Young Homeschooler Gifted?

Giftedness does not have absolute characteristics. Gifted children may be talented in a particular area. They often begin talking earlier than other children and use language to communicate ideas that are quite complex. However, if you are trying to determine whether your young homeschooler might be gifted, you can look at more than their talents. Gifted children are avidly interested in acquiring new knowledge. They seek mastery of a topic and try to understand it in great depth. Young children who are gifted may be able to focus on an activity for a long time with a great deal of … Continue reading →

Book Review: Gifted by Karey White

Brett and Susan are unable to have children of their own. Having waited what seems like forever, they are elated when they get a call—a birth family has chosen them to care for an infant they cannot raise themselves. When Brett and Susan meet the baby they will name Anna, they are immediately overwhelmed with her sweetness, and they believe no baby could be as wonder as she is. Of course, they know all new parents feel that way, but somehow, the world just seems better now that they have Anna. As she grows, Brett and Susan begin to realize … Continue reading →

Your Gifted Child Needs Support

If your child has been identified as gifted or is currently being evaluated, you might feel a little lost about navigating through the whole thing. How do you determine what is best for your child, where are the resources and support? One thing you will quickly find if you google “gifted resources” or “navigating gifted resources” is that there are a lot of websites to help parents. Unfortunately for those of us in the United States, most of those websites are by and for citizens of other countries. The few ones centered on the Unites States tend to be commercial … Continue reading →

I’m Still Sort of Really Qualified to Homeschool a Gifted Child. . .I Think

This is part of a series. . .if you missed the first two blogs you may want to go back and read part one and part two. Realizing My Skill as THE Homeschool Teacher I’m not a math dummy. I actually feel pretty confident that with the right curriculum I can get my kids through Calculus. I never anticipated having to think about what to do after Calculus. But here I am, teaching a 7 year old, and wondering where to go after Calculus in a few years. I’m not THE ultimate homeschool teacher. . .but I’ve realized that I … Continue reading →

I’m (Sort Of) Really Qualified to Homeschool a Gifted Child

A big thanks to Andrea for inviting me to share in the adventures of homeschooling our kids who have grown a bit since the last time I wrote. The last time I wrote, I had two children that I was homeschooling full time. Now I have three full time and two part time–Lizzy who is in 4th grade, Alex who is in 2nd, Meghan who is in K and the twins who are so insistent that they too be homeschooled that despite my reservations about preschool, they too get some “school time.” (Don’t worry folks, just reading out loud and … Continue reading →

More Signs that Your Child May be Gifted

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Previously I had discussed how many parents feel that their child is gifted. They may comment on how far ahead their child is in class or even that their child is so intelligent that he or she is bored in class. Some parents will even have their child tested for a gifted program. However in some cases, this giftedness is simply the blindness of a proud parent. Feeling that your child is special is a sign of a good parent. However when it comes to truly labeling a child as gifted, it often takes much more than a parent’s opinion. … Continue reading →

Signs of a Gifted Child

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If you are or have ever met a proud parent, he or she will likely comment that his or her child is gifted. Most parents feel that their child is developing at a faster rate that would label the child as gifted. They feel that their child is functioning above the level of the peers of the same age. While some of the children may possibly be gifted, many are just products of proud parents. In some cases children may accomplish a task ahead of the age at which is expected. However, in other areas the child is probably on … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Our Gifted Son: The Hunt for “Gifted Curriculum”

I have to first say that it’s not necessary to find curriculum specifically for gifted kids if you have a highly gifted child. But someone recently asked me a question about whether or not you should go deeper or wider when homeschooling a gifted child and what do you do about curriculum. (In other words, do you use ‘regular’ curriculum and just keep advancing grade levels. . .or do you take your time to explore grade level curriculum in depth with lots of investigation.) I think the answer depends on the family and the child, but I’ve offered some thoughts … Continue reading →