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Information and help on homeschooling the gifted or bright child.
Gifted Children
Kimberly Keith, About.com Guide to Parenting of K-6, has many links and resources for your gifted child. 
Brilliant Behaviors
A survey of behaviors that may indicate your child is gifted.
Desperately Seeking Research . . .
On Homeschooling the Gifted, by Joyce Michel. Why no research on homeschooling the gifted?
Education Program for Gifted Youth [EPGY]
Stanford's Continuing Studies Program offers computer-based courses to students of high ability.
Gifted But Learning Disabled: A Puzzling Paradox
"Children who are both gifted and learning disabled exhibit remarkable talents or strengths in some areas and disabling weaknesses in others." By Susan Baum
Gifted Children Being Home Educated
Email LrningAtHm@aol.com for a free email newsletter about home teaching gifted children.
Gifted Children: Homeschooling
An annotated bibliography and resource list representing much of the written record in this century about gifted children and homeschooling. Compiled by Kathi Kearney, Instructor, Talented & Gifted Education, Iowa State University.
Gifted Reasoning and Advanced Intelligence
"How do gifted children think or reason differently?" By Penny Van Deur.
Glossary of Gifted Education
Giftedness and education from the perspective of sociologic social psychology, by Steven M. Nordby.
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page
The gifted child. No one individual can be more exhilarating, or more frustrating.
Homeschooling Gifted Students
This introductory guide for parents, by Jacque Ensign, tackles the challenges and opportunities parents face in deciding to homeschool.
Is My Child Gifted?
How do I know if my child is gifted? Check their "Comparison of Bright and Gifted" chart.
Open Space Communications
A Colorado-based company serving those who live and work with gifted children.
Process Skills
Bloom's Taxonomy is a model frequently used as a guide when designing themes, units, lessons and assignments that promote higher level thinking.
The Gifted Child
What are the odds your child is "gifted?" Probably slim, if you believe pyschologist and author Ellen Winner. But probably quite high if you believe in your child! Article by Theresa Willingham, HEM.
Westbridge Academy
The Westbridge Academy staff believes that giftedness needs to be nurtured and that the education of gifted youth must be challenging, reasonable, goal-oriented, and positive.

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