Resources for Students Who Are Highly or Profoundly Gifted (continued)

Feldman, D. H., with Goldsmith, L. T. (1986). Nature's gambit: Child prodigies and the development of human potential. New York: Basic Books.

Feldman, R. D. (1982). Whatever happened to the Quiz Kids? Chicago: Chicago Review Press.

Gross, M. U. M. (1992). The early development of three profoundly gifted children of IQ 200. In P. S. Klein & A. J. Tannenbaum (Eds.), To be young and gifted (pp. 94-138). Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corporation.

Gross, M. U. M. (1993). Exceptionally gifted children. London and New York: Routledge.

Grost, A. (1970). Genius in residence. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Hollingworth, L. S. (1942). Children above 180 IQ (Stanford-Binet): Origin and development. Yonkers-on-Hudson, NY: World Book Company.

Morelock, M. J., & Feldman, D. H. (1991). Extreme precocity. In N. Colangelo & G. A. Davis (Eds.), Handbook of gifted education. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Rogers, K. (June 27, 1998). A study of 241 profoundly gifted children. www.gifteddevelopment.com/Articles/AStudyOf241ExtraordGC.htm

Silverman, L. K. (1989). The highly gifted. In J. F. Feldhusen, J. VanTassel-Baska, & K. R. Seeley (Eds.), Excellence in educating the gifted (pp. 71-83). Denver: Love.

Subotnik, Rena (1993). Genius Revisited: High IQ Children Grown Up. NJ: ABLEX Publishing Corp.

6. Organizations

The Davidson Institute for Talent Development - Marie Capurro, M.Ed., Director of Programs and Services775.852.DITD ext.405 (phone)775.852.2184 (fax) www.davidson-institute.org .The mission of the Davidson Institute for Talent Development is to recognize, nurture, and support profoundly gifted young people and to provide opportunities for them to develop their talents in positive ways to create value for themselves and others. Services to support the talent development of profoundly gifted young people include: assessment assistance, educational advocates, early college assistance, and PG-Online community for parents to connect with parents, and students to connect with each other and adult role models. The Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted Children207.655.3767 or 508.597.0977 www.hollingworth.org. A national volunteer resource and support network for highly gifted children, their families, schools and communities that serves as a clearinghouse of information and events concerning the needs of highly gifted children. The Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA)www.educationaladvancement.org. A nonprofit organization that provides programs and services for gifted youth (including highly and profoundly), their parents and educators. The Mega Foundation www.megafoundation.org. A non-profit corporation established to create and implement programs that aid in the development of severely gifted individuals. The Mega Foundation also supports and develops innovative projects, in the arts and sciences, based solely upon the merit of the projects and the vision of their creators. National Gifted Children's Fund ngcf@direcway.com. This non-profit charitable corporation assists profoundly gifted youth with the educational materials to enhance their education enabling their minds to develop to extremely high potentials that would otherwise not be possible due to their financial disadvantages. Malone Family Foundation www.malonefamilyfoundation.com. The Malone Family Foundation provides funds to academic institutions that offer education for gifted children. These funds become scholarships for lower-income gifted children. The advocacy group in your state may provide local resources. A state-by-state list is available on our web site at ericec.org/fact/stateres.html.