Learning Activity 8.1

The following is a short list of articles you may use to help parents with their gifted child or children. Please scan through the titles, and decide which three you would provide to parents as “must reads” for this population. If you wish, you may go to Hoagies Gifted, the Davidson Institute, or other online sources to find different articles if you are not finding something you like here.

Remember, you are only reading and reporting on any three (3) articles!

Asynchronous Parenting (Cronin)

Getting more from your Parent-Teacher Conference (Ludwig)

So, the thing is…I never wanted to be one of those moms. (Cooper)

The Care and Feeding of Gifted Parent Groups: A Guide for Gifted Coordinators, Teachers, and Parent Advocates (Sheard)

Tips for Parents: The real world of gifted teens (Jacobsen)

Life in the Asynchronous Family (Kearney)

The Emotional Edge: Parenting Strategies to Motivate Underachieving Gifted Students (Siegle)

Once you have decided on the three articles, please do the following:

1. List the 3 articles.
2. Write a short 2-3 sentence synopsis of the article.
3. Write why you would choose to give this particular article to parents as a support tool.

Submit this to your instructor as Learning Activity 8.1.