District 11 Division of Operations & Instruction

Gifted & Talented

Gifted Education Books
A list of books for teachers interested in Gifted Education

 Coleman, L.J. and Cross, T.L. (2001). Being Gifted in School: An Introduction to Development, Guidance, and Teaching. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press, Inc. 

Cross, T.L. (2001). On the Social and Emotional Lives of the Gifted Children. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press, Inc. 

Delisle, J. and Galbraith, J. (1996). The Gifted Kids Survival Guide: A Teen Handbook.  Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing Co. 

Delisle, J. and Galbraith, J. (1987). The Gifted Kids Survival Guide II: A Sequel to the Original Gifted Kids Survival Guide (For ages 11-18).  Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing Co. 

Kerr, B.A., (1994). Smart Girls: A New Psychology of Girls, Women, and Giftedness. Scottsdale, AZ: Gifted Psychology Press Publishing Co. 

Kerr, B.A., and Cohn, S.J. (2001). Smart Boys: Talent, Manhood, and the Search for Meaning. Scottsdale, AZ: Great Potential Press, Inc. 

Maker, C.J. and Nielson, A.B. (1982). Teaching Models in Education of the Gifted: Second Edition. Austin, TX: PRO-ED, Inc. 

Neihart, M., Reis, S.M., Robinson, N.M., and Moon, S.M. (2002). The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know?. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press, Inc. 

Rimm, S. (1995). Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades and What You Can Do About It. New York, NY: Crown Trade Paperbacks Publishing Co. 

Schmitz, C.C. and Galbraith, J. (1985). Managing the Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing Co. 

Tomlinson, C.A. (1999). The Differentiated Classroom. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. 

Tomlinson, C.A., Kaplan, S.N., Renzulli, J.S., Purcell, J., Leppien, J., and Burns, D. (2002). The Parallel Curriculum.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc. 

Walker, S.Y. (1991). The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing Co. 

Webb, J.T. and DeVries, A.R. (1998). Gifted Parent Groups: The SENG Model. Scottsdale, AZ: Gifted Psychology Press Publishing Co. 

Webb, J.T., Meckstroth, E.A., and Tolan, S.S. (1994).  Guiding the Gifted Child: A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers. Scottsdale, AZ: Gifted Psychology Press Publishing Co. 

Winebrenner, S. (1992). Teaching Gifted Kids in the Classroom. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing Co.