Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind | Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind

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	• Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind Deborah L. Ruf Great Potential Press, 2005 - 351 pages average customer review:based on 17 reviews view larger image
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Critical information for parents of gifted children

Don't abandon your precious gifted child to the "tender mercies" of the public school system. If you have a gifted child, you need this book. If you were a gifted child, you also need this information.

Losing Our Minds: Gifted Children Left Behind

This is a very helpful book in getting a feel for the levels of giftedness, as Ruf terms them. I think the criticism leveled against this book stems from a misunderstanding of its role - it is not meant as a definitive description of every single gifted child that ever lived, although the author does very reasonably try to draw some generalizations from her observations. If taken in the right perspective, the book provides very useful guidance in understanding the qualitative nature of the different levels of giftedness and helps parents have an idea of what they might possibly expect of their child in the future. If nothing else, I think anyone reading this book will definitely come away knowing more about gifted children in general and with a definite idea of whether their own child fits that sort of mould or not.

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Good info for parents and educators

An excellent perspective on methods to deal with gifted children. The "levels" of giftedness as defined by Dr. Ruf give parents and educators more detailed information on what makes these children "tick" and how best to educate them to their full potential.

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A wonderful book by one of the few nationally known experts on the highly/profoundly gifted.

A detailed look at how gifted kids are identified, and sometimes under identified, with a particular emphasis on those that measure in the highest levels of the gifted range.

Written in a conversational tone and full of interesting case studies... a pleasure to read.

Importantly, Dr. Ruf provides detailed and specific recommendations regarding educational options for gifted kids ... rather than offering a menu of possibilities, she gives parents explicit recommendations based on their child's individual cognitive and behavioral characteristics.

A valuable book... highly recommended!

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I Wish This Book Had Been Written 15 Years Earlier!!

As the parent of a gifted child, I have spent the last 15 years struggling to insure she was in the proper classes and getting instruction that was meaningful and challenging to her. And, although she had been tested by a psychologist, we never knew just how gifted she was, as no one would release the data to use.

This book contains a wealth of information on gifted children. Broken into three main parts, the book follows the children from birth through to college. Those three sections are:

*What Does It Mean To Be Gifted?

*Levels of Giftedness

*Gifted Children, School Issues and Educational Options

Is this information worth it? Absolutely, as it is impossible to deal with school administrations (or teachers for that matter) without all of the ammunition. This book provides the ammunition you need to not only identify your child's potential, but also to advocate for them in schools. The book also gives parents a good idea of how they should be dealing with their child and some of the problems that will appear in the future.

I would recommend this book for any parent that thinks they may have a gifted child, young parents where there is already a background of giftedness with one of the spouses and for every teacher who can potentially end up dealing with gifted children.

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Highly and profoundly gifted children have typical behaviors in early childhood!

Written for parents and teachers who work with gifted children, this book describes behaviors of children who are measured at the highest ranges of intelligence. The data indicate many more of these children than previously thought, and show that current tests usually underestimate their abilities.

Fascinating vignettes from 50 different families and their highly intelligent children are included, and the children are classified into five Levels of intelligence. Testing, test scores, and interpretations of scores are explained in a new, eye-opening way. Parents and teachers will be able to compare a child?s behaviors and developmental milestones to those of children in the five Levels chapters, and thus estimate their child?s intellectual level and the implications for educational planning. Features include: · Information about testing and ceiling effects · Early developmental milestones · Family concerns · Choosing a school · Five Levels of gifted · Educational concerns · Instructional strategies

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