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Books Available from QAGTC Library
These are some of the books and videos available to QAGTC members.
See also the Library Catalogue.
Counselling Gifted Children
- Some Case Histories, 1982. QAGTC 1983. pp 39
This book gives an outline of 15 case studies compiled during a year of
counselling conducted by the author. She provides a page of analysis of the
social/emotional and educational problems.
The Gifted Kids Survival Guide
- by Judy Galbraith. Free Spirit Publishing. Minneapolis. 1983
There are two books in the series. Both are written for children/teenagers
about what its like to be gifted and the concerns many gifted children have.
Book 1: 10 years and under.
Book 2: 11 years and over.
The Gifted Kids Survival Guide II - A Sequel to Book 2
Workshop Planning Guide:
- QAGTC 1985 pp. 30.
This booklet provides suggestions for planning introductory workshops for
parents and teachers. As well as topics and formats there are suggestions about
publicity, displays and evaluation.
Gifted Children: Meeting the Challenge of their Special Needs In the Regular
Classroom
- Proceedings of second state conference. H. Milne (ed) QAGTC 1990 pp 191.
Papers presented at the conference covered the educational needs and provision
for gifted and talented children, programmes, research and practice.
Guiding the Gifted Child: A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers
- by J. Webb et al Hawker Brownlow 1991.
This book deals with managing the emotional needs of gifted children, including
topics such as motivation, discipline, stress management, depression.
Up from Underachievement: How Teachers, Students and Parents can work
Together to Promote Student Success
- by D. Heacox, Hawker Brownlow 1992.
Provides strategies to overcome the underachievement cycle.
Training Manual for Volunteer Counsellors
- QAGTC, 1985, pp 277 Prepared by Alf Lizzio and Keithia Wilson for QAGTC.
The manual is designed to be a framework for those wishing to establish
community based non-professional counselling and information services for the
families of gifted children. The training programme teaches basic helping
skills and deals with issues in giftedness.
Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too Good
- by Miriam Adderholdt - Elliott, F.S.P.1987.
Is nothing you or your child does good enough? This book explores
perfectionism and offers strategies to think about and try.
Raising Your Spirited Child: A Guide for Parents Whose Child is More
- by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka. Harper Perennial 1992. pp 302.
Spirited children are those who are more intense, sensitive, perceptive,
persistent, and uncomfortable with change than the average child. Parents are
offered strategies to handle the more difficult behaviours in a very
understanding framework.
Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom: Strategies and Techniques Every Teacher Can Use to Meet the Academic Needs of the Gifted and Talented.
- by Susan Winebrenner. Hawker Brownlow 1993. pp 160.
The strategies include compacting the curriculum, creating learning contracts,
designing independent study opportunities, implementing cooperative learning,
and evaluation methods. Includes reproducible forms.
STUDY - The Simple Facts
- by Michelle Juratowitch. Moreton Bay Publishing 1991
Just what the title says! Michelle runs study courses for late primary/early
high school students, and as a parent (of gifted children) she knows what she
is talking about. Clear style and a no-nonsense recipe for getting study
organised.
Reflections on classroom thinking strategies
- by Eric Frangenheim. Rodin Educational Publishing 1995. pp 124.
A book designed specifically to create a more successful classroom climate in
which all students are empowered to be better thinkers. It is a book about
teaching, by teachers, for teachers.
ABLE - A Programme for Underachieving Adolescents
- by Elizabeth Mason
Able is an innovative programme designed to provide adolescents with
strategies to enhance their potential achievement levels.
Able provides students with the opportunity to develop and internalise
their skills to become more capable in the future. Skills include
creative problem solving, assertiveness for negotiation and
communication, self awareness, reflective thinking and monitoring,
critical thinking, self-perception, attributional retraining, future
expectations and aspirations. The ABLE programme includes a teacher's
manual, a student section and a parent section.
Inventors Workshop.
- by Alan J. McCormack
Feasron Teacher Aids 1981
An intriguing guide to making a water clock, a toothpaste tube squeeze
and other useful things, with notes on thinking and inventing,
and an interest in the humour of inventing. Good Fun!
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Library Videos (VHS)
Loan period is for two weeks only unless you make a special
arrangement.
Counselling Gifted & Talented Children QAGTC.
64 minutes in 5 sections: intro. problems at home, social isolation,
underachievement in adolescents & effective counselling + excellent
booklet.
Also available from Publications, Education Queensland.
Children with Special Abilities Education Department, Victoria. 1984.
29 minutes. Aims to stimulate discussion about curriculum strategies for the
gifted and talented child in the classroom + excellent booklet.
A Meeting of Minds. Education Department, Victoria. 1986.
20 minutes. On the use of mentors to cater for children's needs.
Meeting the Needs of Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom. NSWAGCT 1994.
Illustrates strategies such as Curriculum Differentiation, Independent
Learning, Acceleration and Mentoring. Provides a very useful accompanying
booklet.
Books, Journals and Videos are available for borrowing by members from
the QAGTC inc. premises at 282 Stafford Rd, Stafford, for a nominal fee.
Also see the Library Catalogue.
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