International Gifted Education Teacher-Development, Network

Recommended Reading

Baytops, J.L. (2003). Identifying culturally diverse and low income gifted students: Identification protocols with promise. Gifted Education Press Quarterly, 18,  (1), 3-5.  

Baytops, J.L. (1998) Shared understandings: increasing the involvement of African American communities in the education of their gifted children. NAGC Parent-Community News, 2 (1), 4-5. NAGC. Washington, D.C. 

Baytops, J.L. & Reed, D. (1997). Making connections: developing strategies to teach African American gifted learners effectively. Multiple Voices, 2 (1), 38-42. Council for Exceptional Children Reston, VA 

Baytops, J.L. (1994). At-risk African-American gifted learners: enhancing their education. In J. Stanfield (Ed.), Research in Social Policy, Volume III, pgs.  1-32. Greenwich, CONN: JAI Press 

Baytops, J.L. and Patton, J.M. (1994). Identifying and serving culturally diverse gifted learners. CEC Today, 4, (3) pgs. 14-15. Council for Exceptional Children. Reston, VA 

Behr, A.L.(1988). Education in South Africa: Origins, Issues and Trends: 1652-1988.Cape Town, Academia. 

Boykin, W.C. & Bailey, C.T. (2000). The role of cultural factors in school relevant cognitive functioning: Description of home environmental factors, cultural orientations, and learning preferences, Report No. 43. Baltimore, MD: Center for Research on Students Placed At Risk.  

Bracken, B.A., VanTassel-Baska, J., Brown, E.F., & Feng, A. (2007). Project Athena: A tale of two studies. In J. VanTassel-Baska & T. Stambaugh (Eds). Overlooked Gems: A National Perspective on Low-Income Promising Learners, (pp.63-67). Conference proceedings from the National Leadership Conference on Low-Income Promising Learners. Washington, D.C:National Association for Gifted Children and the Center for Gifted Education, College of William and Mary. 

Chisholm, L; Volmick, J; Potenza, E; Muller, J; Vinjevold, P; Malan, B; Ndhlovu, T; Mahomed, H; Lubisi, C; Ngozi, L and Mphahlele, L. (2000).  A South African Curriculum for the Twenty First Century: Report of the Review Committee on Curriculum 2005. Pretoria: National Department of Education. 

Clark. B. (2007). Growing up gifted: Developing the potential of children at home and at school (7th ed.), New York: Merrill.  

Clark, R. (1983). Family life and school achievement: Why poor black children succeed or fail. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. 

Coleman, M. R., Buysse, V., & Neitzel, J. (2006). Recognition and response: An early intervening system for young children at-risk for learning disabilities. Full report.Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, FPG Child Development Institute.  

Coleman, M.R.,  Harradine, C,, King, E.W. (Sep/Oct 2005).  Meeting the needs of students who are twice exceptional. Teaching Exceptional Children, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p5-6, 2p. 

Coleman, M. R. (Sep/Oct 2005). Academic strategies that work for gifted students with learning disabilities. Teaching Exceptional Children, Vol. 38 Issue 1. 

Coleman, M. R. (2003). The identification of students who are gifted.  pp. (ED480431) 

Coleman, M. R. (2001). Curriculum Differentiation: Sophistication. Gifted Child Today, 24 (2), 24-25.

Coleman, M. R. (1999). Cooperative learning and gifted students. In S.M. Bean, & F.A., Karnes (Eds.), Methods and materials for teaching gifted and talented students. Waco: Prufrock Press.

Coleman, M. R. (1996). How to reward achievement: Creating individualized learning experiences. Gifted Child Today, 19 (5), 48-49.

Coleman, M. R. (1995). Problem-based learning. Gifted Child Today, 18 (3), 18-19.

Coleman, M.R. & Gallagher, J. (1992). State policies for identification of nontraditional gifted students.. Gifted Child Today, 15 (1), 15-17.

Coleman, M. R.; Gallagher, J. J. (1995) State identification policies: Gifted students from special population (May/Jun95).  Roeper Review. Vol. 17 Issue 4, p268. 

Coleman, Mary Ruth; Galagher, James J. State identification policies: Gifted students from special population . Roeper Review. Vol. 17 Issue 4, p268. 

Davis, J.L. “An exploration of the impact of family on the achievement of African American gifted learners originating from low income environments”  Ed.D.dissertation, The College of William & Mary, 2007. 

Department of Education (2001). Education White Paper 6: National Policy Regarding Special Needs Education: Building an inclusive education and training system.  Government Printer, Pretoria, South Africa. 

Ford, D.Y. (Fall, 2005). Welcome all students to room 202: creating culturally responsive classrooms. Gifted Child Today, v29 n4 p28-30.  

Ford, D.Y. Moore, J L. IIII, Milner, H. R (Winter, 2005). Beyond Colorblindness: A model of culture with implications for gifted education. Roeper Review, 27 n2 p97. 

Ford, D.Y., Baytops, J.L. & Harmon, D. (1997). Helping gifted minority students reach their potential: recommendations for change. Peabody Journal of Education. 72 (3&4), 201-216. 

Ford, D.Y. (1996). Reversing underachievement among gifted black students: Promising practices and programs. NY, NY: Teachers College Press. 

Frasier, M. F. & Passow, H. (1994). Toward a new paradigm for identifying talent potential. National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented. Storrs, CT: The University of Connecticut. 

Huang-Nissen, S., Lin,G., Lee,C. (1999). Mentoring through cyberspace. International Mentoring Association.  

Jenkins, M.D. (1943). Case studies of Negro children of Binet IQ 160 and above. Journal of Negro Education, 12(2), 159-166. 

Kitano, M., & Espinosa, R. (1995).  Language diversity and giftedness: Working with gifted English language learners. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 18(3), 234-54.

Muthivhi Azwihangwisi Edward (2008). A Socio-cultural Case Study of the Schooling System in Venda, South Africa. Thesis submitted to the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Muthivhi Azwihangwisi Edward (2008—in print). Continuities Across Schooling Transition: A case of classroom practices among teachers in Venda, South Africa. Journal of Educational Studies 7 (1). Thohoyandou. University of Venda.  

Olszewski-Kubilius, P. (2007). Working with promising learners from poverty: Lessons learned. In J. VnTassel-Baska & T. Stambaugh (Eds). Overlooked Gems: A National Perspective on Low-Income Promising Learners, (pp. 43-51). Conference proceedings from the National Leadership Conference on Low-Income Promising Learners. Washington, D.C:National Association for Gifted Children and the Center for Gifted Education, College of William and Mary. 

Olszewski-Kubilius & Scott, J.M. (1992). An investigation of the college and career counseling needs of economically disadvantaged, minority gifted students, The Roeper Review, 14, 3, 141 –148. 

Patton, J.M. & Baytops, J.L. (1995). Identifying and transforming the potential of young gifted African Americans: A clarion call for action. In B. Ford, J.M Patton, & F. Obiakor (Eds.), Effective Education of African-American Exceptional Learners: New Perspectives (pp. 27-67). Austin, TX: Pro-Ed. 

Scott, J.M. (2008)). South African Educators’ Perceptions of Barriers to the Identification of Gifted Black and Second Language Learners.   International Journal of Learning,  Vol, 14  No 10 133-142. 

Scott, J.M., Davis, J.L. & Osman, R. (in progress, 2008). Discussions on bringing best practices in gifted education for culturally diverse learners to developing countries: Beginning with South Africa.  

Scott, J.M. (1996).  “The prior academic achievements, family characteristics, undergraduate experiences and postgraduate plans of gifted black college students” Ph.D dissertation, Loyola University Chicago, 1996. 

Slaughter-Defoe, D., Garrett, A., & Harrison-Hale, A. (Eds.). (2006). Our children too: A history of the Black Caucus of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1973-1997. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, Serial No. 283, 71 (1).  

Slaughter-Defoe, D. (2002). Toward the future school schooling of girls: Global status, issues, and prospects. Human Development, 45, 34–53. 

Slaughter-Defoe, D., Garrett, A., & Harrison-Hale, A. (Eds.). (2006). Our children too: A history of the Black Caucus of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1973-1997. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, Serial No. 283, 71 (1).  

Slaughter-Defoe, D. (2002). Toward the future school schooling of girls: Global status, issues, and prospects. Human Development, 45, 34–53. 

Swanson, J.D. (2006). Breaking through assumptions about low-income, minority gifted students. Gifted Child Quarterly, 50(1), 11-26. 

Torrance, E.P., (1977).  Discovery and nurturance of giftedness in the culturally different. Reston, VA: The Council for Exceptional Children. ED 145621. 

VanTassel-Baska, J. (2003). Curriculum planning and instructional design for gifted learners. Denver, CO: Love publishing.  

VanTassel-Baska, J. (1989). The role of the family in the success of disadvantaged gifted learners. In J. VanTassel-Baska & P. Olszewski-Kubilius (Eds.), Patterns of influence on gifted learners: The home, the self, and the school (pp.60-80). New York: Teachers College Press.