Summit Center recommends these books and articles. The publications listed below include books by Dr. Dan Peters and Dr. Susan Daniels, books required for Summit Center Parent Discussion Groups, articles by Summit Center staff, and other recent articles on gifted issues. You can read Dr. Dan Peter’s weekly blog on Patch.com.
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Raising Creative Kids– by Susan Daniels, Ph.D. and Dan Peters, Ph.D. How can you nurture creativity? Written for parents and teachers, Raising Creative Kids is a guide to fostering creativity and sustaining the creative spirit in children both at home and at school. Creativity is both a capacity we are born with and a skill that we can further develop. In addition to describing various theories of creativity, the authors describe personality traits, programs, processes, and products that foster creativity. Filled with examples and practical suggestions, this exciting book describes parenting for creativity, teaching organizational skills, and ways to preserve and enhance one’s own creativity. Available through Amazon.
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Living With Intensity: Understanding the Sensitivity, Excitability, and Emotional Development of Gifted Children, Adolescents and Adults– by Susan Daniels, Ph.D. and Michael M. Piechowski, Ph.D. – provides a wonderful exploration of the multi-faceted sensitivities and intensities of the gifted. It will assist parents, teachers, and clinicians in understanding and nurturing the complex combination of intellectual advancement, overexcitabilities, and developmental potential… [while] avoiding tragic misperceptions and misdiagnoses. (Comments by Barbara Jackson Gilman, M.S. from back jacket of book.) Available at the Summit Center and through www.amazon.com.
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Handbook for Counselors Serving Students With Gifts and Talents Edited by Tracy Cross, Ph.D., and Jennifer Riedl Cross, Ph.D. (Prufrock Press, 2012). Dr. Dan Peters and Ed Amend, PsyD., co-authored the chapter on “Misdiagnosis and Missed Diagnosis of Gifted Children: The Importance of Accurate Assessment.” The handbook provides the definitive overview of research on the general knowledge that has been amassed regarding the psychology of gifted students, introducing the reader to the varied conceptions of giftedness, issues specific to gifted children, and various intervention methods. With chapters authored by leading experts in the field, the handbook offers a place for professionals to turn for answers to a wide variety of questions about gifted children. Available through www.amazon.com. |
Recommended Books |
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A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children By James T. Webb, Ph.D., ABPP-Cl, Janet L. Gore, M.A., M.Ed., Edward R. Amend, Psy.D., and Arlene R. DeVries, M.S.E. Great Potential Press, 2007. “An indispensable guide,” this book is required for participation in Summit Center SENG Model parent groups. Available at the Summit Center and through www.amazon.com. |
Articles by Summit Center Staff |
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Coping 101 – Building Persistence and Resilience in Gifted Children By Dr. Dan Peters, Gifted Education Communicator, Winter 2012-2013. Click to read the article (PDF), or join the California Association for Gifted to see the entire issue.
What Is This Gifted Thing Anyway? By Dr. Dan Peters, Gifted Education Communicator, Fall 2012. Click to read the article (PDF). Twice Exceptional Students: An Endangered Species By Dr. Dan Peters, Barbara Gilman, Mike Postma, and Kathi Kearney, Gifted Education Communicator, Summer 2012. Click to read the article (PDF). Gifted and Bullied By Dr. Dan Peters, Gifted Education Communicator, Spring 2012. Click to read the article (PDF). |
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RtI and the Gifted Child: What Every Parent Should Know By Michael Postma, Dr. Daniel Peters, Barbara (Bobbie) Gilman, & Kathi Kearney. Parenting for High Potential (PHP), June 2011. Reprints and Permissions for all NAGC publications.
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Summer Camp Success- by Dan Peters, Ph.D. 2e Newsletter – The Clinical Psychologist- by Linda Neuman, Editor and Dan Peters, Ph.D. Anxiety in 2e kids - by Pat Schuler, Ph.D., NCC, LMHC, and Dan Peters, Ph.D., Linda Neuman, Editor. World Conference for the Gifted – Gifted Children on the Edge – At Risk and At Promise – by Dan Peters, Ph.D. and Susan Daniels, Ph.D., Linda Neuman, Editor. |
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Talking about Text: Engaging Children in Conversations with Depth and Complexity By Paula Wilkes, Ph.D., and Karren M. Timmermans, Teaching for High Potential, Spring 2012, published by NAGC.
Talent Development in the Middle School- by Jane Piirto, Geri Cassone, and Paula Wilkes, Ph.D. Amplified & Misunderstood: Positive Gifted Identity Development & the Role of Parents, By Paula Wilkes, Ph.D., and Mark Szymanski, Ph.D., Tapestry of Words with Many Voices, by Paula Wilkes, Ph.D., Parenting for High Potential, December 2007. |
Recent Articles About Gifted Issues |
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“Beyond the GATE” By Kelly St. John Regier, from OC Family Magazine, October 2012. Featuring insight from Dr. Dan Peters. Read the article or see the entire issue. |