Thank you to Brenda Ferguson, Psychological Associate for her presentation to parents at the 29 Nov Take-off session.She presented some resources for parents at the end of her presentation and they have been listed here for your referral. 

General Websites Re: Gifted 

• http://www.davidsongifted.org/ 
• http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
• http://www.sengifted.org/  -  Supporting the emotional needs of the gifted.  Look under “resources and articles” section

Intelligence Testing  

• http://www.gifteddevelopment.com/About_GDC/whoaregiftd.htm            Who are the Gifted? Using the New WISC-IV?  Linda Kreger Silverman, Ph.D., Barbara "Bobbie" J. Gilman, M.S. and R. Frank Falk, PhD
• http://www.greatschools.net/education-topics/  Search: “Gifted” yields some good articles
• http://www.greatschools.net/education-topics/  Search:  “Intelligence Testing” yields a number of articles including:   

·         Understanding the Results of Psycho-educational Testing by Kim Glenchur Confused by the complex test scores from your child's psycho-educational testing? Author and parent Kim Glenchur explains how to understand and interpret them. 

·         Frequently Used Educational Terms :  Cut through confusion by becoming familiar with the medical, psychological, legal and educational terms often used in educational settings.  By Jan Baumel, M.S. 

·         Evaluation for a Learning Disability— Public or Private?   If you're considering having your child tested for a learning disability, you may wonder if it's better to pay for a private evaluation or ask your public schools to do it. This article can help you make that decision.  By Editorial Staff 

• http://www.sengifted.org/articles_directorscorner/Webb_Nov06.shtml  Article by Nadia Webb.  From The SENG Update of: November 2006 Topic: Making Sense of IQ

• Centre for Development and Learning website: 
• http://www.cdl.org/resource-library/articles/hot_and_successful.php?type=subject&id=18

·         Hot and Successful Intelligence  by Alice Thomas M.Ed., Glenda Thorne, Ph.D. and Bob Small, M.Ed.  Article explaining higher order thinking.

•   http://www.cdl.org/resource-library/pdf/feb00PTHOT.pdf   Whole issue devoted to Higher Order Thinking 

Attention Deficit Disorder 

•   http://www.drthomasebrown.com/  Dr. Brown outlines his “New Understanding of Attention Deficit Disorder”  Website also has some excellent short video clips. 
• http://www.drthomasebrown.com/pdfs/Executive_Functions_by_Thomas_Brown.pdf
•  http://www.drthomasebrown.com/pdfs/additude.pdf  
• http://www.ldonline.org/article/5964  Attention Deficit Disorders and Gifted Students: What Do We Really Know? By: Felice Kaufmann, M. Layne Kalbfleisch, and F. Xavier Castellanos (2000) 
•  http://www.ldonline.org/article/5631  Gifted Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder By: Maureen Neihart (2004)

   

  Miscellaneous 

• http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/eric/e479.html  Gifted But Learning Disabled: A Puzzling Paradox

·         http://www.ldonline.org/article/6311  Lazy Kid or Executive Dysfunction?  By: Tracy Landon and Linda Oggel (2002)

·         http://www.cdl.org/resourcelibrary/articles/memory_strategies_May06.php?type=recent&id=Yes  10 Strategies to Enhance Students' Memory  By Glenda Thorne, Ph.D.

• http://www.child-youth-health.net/site/child-youth-health/Mind_Masters_p280.html  Mind Masters is a research-based program that teaches simple, concrete techniques to help children manage stress and frustration, relax fully and develop a positive perspective.  Follow the links on the webpage to download free mp3 audio files.