Selected Homeschool Resources for Gifted Children and Families

Web Sites & Web Articles

Ann Zeise's A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling Web Site
www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling

Davidson Institute
http://www.ditd.org/public/

Hoagies Gifted Education Web Site
www.hoagiesgifted.org

"Homeroom: Debunking the Myths of Homeschooling"
http://www.giftedbooks.com

"Homeschooling Gifted Students: An Introductory Guide for Parents" by Jacque Ensign
http://eric.ed.gov

Learn in Freedom!
http://learninfreedom.org

"One Profoundly Gifted Kid's Story"
www.educationaloptions.com

"The Subtle Shades of Everyday Creative Learning"
http://www.homeschoolnewslink.com

Books

Albert, David (1999). And the Skylark Sings with Me: Adventures in Homeschooling and Community-Based Education. New Society Publishers

Albert, David (2003). Homeschooling and the Voyage of Self-Discovery: A Journey of Original Seeking. Common Courage Press.

Baker, Janice; Julicher, Kathleen and Hogan, Maggie (1999). Gifted Children at Home: A Practical Guide for Homeschooling Families. The Gifted Group Publishing.

Dobson, Linda (2000). Homeschoolers' Success Stories: 15 Adults and 12 Young People Share the Impact That Homeschooling Has Made on Their Lives. Prima Publishing

Leistico, Agnes (1997). I Learn Better By Teaching Myself; and, Still Teaching Ourselves. Holt Associates

Llewellyn, Grace (1996). Freedom Challenge: African American Homeschoolers. Lowry House

Llewellyn, Grace (1993). Real Lives: Eleven Teenagers Who Don't Go to School. Lowry House

Penn-Nabrit, Paula (2003). Morning by Morning: How We Home-Schooled Our African-American Sons to the Ivy League. Villard.

Rivero, Lisa (2000). Gifted Education Comes Home: A Case for Self-Directed Homeschooling. Gifted Education Press.

Rivero, Lisa (2002). Creative Home Schooling: A Resource Guide for Smart Families. Great Potential Press.

Silverman, Linda Kreger (2002). Upside-Down Brilliance: The Visual-Spatial Learner. DeLeon Publishing

Selected Learning Resources

There is no way that you can try or even learn about all of the many wonderful educational resources for gifted homeschoolers. Here are just a handful of learning resources highly recommended by other parents of gifted homeschooled children. The Web site and books listed above offer many more suggestions.

Critical Thinking Books & Software
www.criticalthinking.com

EPGY (Education Program for Gifted Youth)
www-epgy.stanford.edu

Center for Distance and Independent Study, University of Missouri
http://cdis.missouri.edu

A History of US, by Joy Hakim
http://www.pbs.org

List of Virtual Schools for the Gifted & Regional Talent Search Programs
http://www.cec.sped.org

Math Books Written by Harold Jacobs (published by W.H. Freeman)
Elementary Algebra
Geometry
Mathematics: A Human Endeavor

Key Curriculum Press
www.keypress.com

PBS
www.pbs.org

Your Public Library
In terms of value for your time and money, nothing beats the library as a resource for gifted homeschoolers! Give yourself permission to spend long, leisurely mornings and afternoons there searching the books, magazines, cd-roms and other resources. Some libraries even have board games and textbooks available for borrowing. Become acquainted with the children's librarian and reference librarian, and ask about teacher resources and reference materials that may be kept on separate shelves. Also, ask whether your library participates in an interlibrary loan program that would allow you to request materials from other local or university libraries.