Special Education & Twice-Exceptional (2e) Student Resources for Parents & Educators

Resources for parents and educators around serving students with disabilities and twice-excpetional students.

Updated September 3, 2024
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Gifted and Distractible: Understanding, Supporting, and Advocating for Your Twice Exceptional Child
Skolnick, Julie F.
Paper Book
A practical, research-based guide that demystifies giftedness and learning differences in order to help "twice exceptional" children thrive. Does your child exhibit giftedness and behavioral issues like meltdowns, power struggles, and difficulty relating to their peers? Are they...
Raising twice-exceptional children : a handbook for parents of neurodivergent gifted kids
Kircher-Morris, Emily
Paper Book
"Just because a child is gifted doesnt mean they dont have other types of neurodivergence, like ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and more. Conversely, even children with one of these diagnoses can be cognitively gifted. Raising Twice-Exceptional Children provides you with a roadmap to understand the complex...
Differently wired : raising an exceptional child in a conventional world
Reber, Deborah
Paper Book
It's time to say NO to trying to fit square-peg kids into rounds holes, and YES to raising them from a place of acceptance and joy. Today millions of kids are stuck in a world that doesn't embrace who they really are. They are the one in five "differently wired...
Emotional intensity in gifted students : helping kids cope with explosive feelings
Fonseca, Christine
Paper Book
Teaching children how to manage their intense emotions is one of the most difficult aspects of parenting or educating gifted children. Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope With Explosive Feelingsprovides a much-needed resource for parents and educators for understanding of...
Success strategies for parenting gifted kids : expert advice from the national association for gifted children
Nilles, Kathleen
Paper Book
When parents need guidance on raising gifted kids, they can turn to Success Strategies for Parenting Gifted Kids: Expert Advice From the National Association for Gifted Children. This collection of practical, dynamic articles from NAGC's Parenting for High Potentialmagazine: ...
The everything parent's guide to special education / A Complete Step-by-step Guide to Advocating for Your Child With Special Needs
Morin, Amanda.
Paper Book
Be your child's best advocate! Children with special needs who succeed in school have one thing in common--their parents are passionate and effective advocates. It's not an easy job, but with The Everything Parent's Guide to Special Education, you will learn how to evaluate,...
The gifted teen survival guide : smart, sharp, and ready for (almost) anything
Galbraith, Judy.
Paper Book
Based on new surveys of nearly 1,500 gifted teens, this book is the ultimate guide to thriving in a world that doesn't always support or understand high ability. Full of surprising facts, survey results, step-by-step strategies, inspiring teen quotes, and insightful expert essays, the guide...
The Complete Iep Guide : How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child
Siegel, Lawrence M.
Paper Book
Recipient of the 2017 BRONZE Winner for Education Award from Foreword Indies. Get the educational services and support your child deserves Federal law guarantees every child a free appropriateeducation, and the goal of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) is...
A Different Way to Learn: Neurodiversity and Self-Directed Education
Fisher, Naomi
Paper Book
'If you are a parent worrying whether self-directed education will work for your child, because you have been told that they have special needs which can only be met in the school system - think again' Neurodivergent children experience and interact with the world differently...
Dyslexia Advocate! Second Edition: How to Advocate for a Child with Dyslexia Within the Public Education System
Sandman-Hurley, Kelli
Paper Book
This updated edition of this bestselling, straightforward guide provides the essential information for parents and advocates to understand US law and get the right educational entitlements for a dyslexic child. Using case studies and examples, this book demonstrates clearly how to...
The IEP Checklist: Your Guide to Creating Meaningful and Compliant IEPs (Second Edition, New)
Rosas, Clarissa E.
Paper Book
How can you design effective IEPs that improve student outcomes and meet legal requirements? This one-stop IEP guide has the answers your team needs to create great IEPs and put them into action. You'll start with a solid introduction to IEPs: their purpose, their major components, and the legal...

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