The amount of information available on gifted issues, especially in the age of the Internet, boggles the mind. Hoagies
Gifted Education Page, which tries to include links to just about everything dealing with gifted issues, was over 135 pages
at last count. Most of those are just pages of links to other sites! No one person can reasonably be expected to
read everything available. Our task here is to simply give you a good start. Note that anyone can publish anything
on the Internet. Hoagies Gifted Education Page, the
GT-World pages and the TAG Project are good
places to start for articles.
Interlibrary loan can be extremely useful when trying to obtain books on gifted issues. Most libraries won't have
copies, but university libraries often do. Remember that if you are a tax paying resident of Nebraska, you have the right
to use the libraries at the state universities. There may be a small charge to obtain a library card so that you can
check out books, but you can go in and use the libraries for free.
Where you should start your readings depends on the ages and precocities of your child. One highly recommended book
which is one of the classic texts in the field is
Guiding the Gifted Child: A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers
by James T. Webb, Elizabeth A. Meckstroth, Stephanie S. Tolan. Another good place to start is
Growing Up Gifted:
Developing the Potential of Children at Home and at School by Barbara Clark. Another interesting topic might be Perfectionism. The important thing is to not stop
with just one book or article, but to read as much as you can about the areas that apply to your child. The
reccomended reading list for each parent is completely different because each child is completely different. A place
to start for a book list isBooks on Gifted Topics.