Prufrock Press imprint: 199 books
College Planning for Gifted Students
Choosing and Getting into the Right College
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2006
College Planning for Gifted Students: Choosing and Getting Into the Right College is a must-have for any gifted or advanced learner planning to attend college. Sandra Berger, a nationally recognized expert on college and career planning for gifted students, provides a hands-on, practical guide to...
Educating Gifted Students in Middle School
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Understanding and meeting the needs of gifted students in middle school offers unique challenges. This newly revised and expanded second edition of "Educating Gifted Students in Middle School" updates the practical information about meeting these needs offered in the award-winning 2004 edition....
by Susan Johnsen, Ph.D., Jane Clarenbach
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
National teacher preparation standards in gifted and talented education provide the foundation for research-based practices in gifted education and identify what teachers should know and be able to do to ensure that students with gifts and talents realize their full potential. Because the responsibility...
Letting Go of Perfect
Overcoming Perfectionism in Kids and Teens
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Proven strategies for helping kids and teens break free of the bonds of perfectionism.
Letting Go of Perfect: Overcoming Perfectionism in Kids and Teens pinpoints a crippling state of mentality among many kids and teens today - the need to be absolutely perfect - and gives parents and teachers...
by Tracy Cross, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Raising happy, successful children is a goal of every parent of gifted children. In "On the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Children," the nation's leading authority on the psychology of gifted children offers advice and encouragement for both parents and teachers. In a thoughtful,...
by Cynthia G. Simpson,Vicky G. Spencer
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
The complete handbook for college-bound kids with learning disabilities. Planning for college can be one of the biggest moments in a teen's life, but for those students with learning and other disabilities, the college experience can be fraught with frustration, uncertainty, and lowered self-confidence....
Gifted Program Evaluation
A Handbook for Administrators and Coordinators
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Best Practices for the Inclusive Classroom
Scientifically Based Strategies for Success
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Written by expert teachers and researchers, Best Practices for the Inclusive Classroom looks at field-tested strategies teachers of inclusive classrooms need to implement to successfully teach all of the learners in their classroom.
The purpose of the book is to provide both general and special...
Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education
What the Research Says
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education: What the Research Says is the definitive reference book for those searching for a summary and evaluation of the literature on giftedness, gifted education, and talent development. The book presents more than 50 summaries of important topics in the...
by Doug and Robin Hewitt
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Each year, thousands of parents find themselves in a frantic scramble to help their child get into college at the last minute. Cutting through the anxiety and frustration, Get Into College in 3 Months of Less offers the perfect last-minute rescue to ensuring college entrance. Filled with insider tips...
Mythology for Teens
Classic Myths for Today's World
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
Teens will question life's biggest topics by relating them to classic myths.
Mythology for Teens: Classic Myths in Today's World takes classical mythology to a new level by relating ancient stories to the culture, history, art, and literature of today. By looking at topics instrumental to both...
Philosophy for Teens
Questioning Life's Big Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
What is love? Is lying always wrong? Is beauty a matter of fact, or a matter of taste? What is discrimination?
The answers to these questions, and more, are examined in Philosophy for Teens: Questioning Life's Big Ideas, an in-depth, teenager-friendly look at the philosophy behind everyday...
Take Control of OCD
The Ultimate Guide for Kids with OCD
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Take Control of OCD is a unique guide just for kids ages 814 with obsessive compulsive disorder to help them take control of their disorder and find success in school and in life. Using a cognitive-behavioral therapy method to stress gradual exposure to students' obsessive thinking patterns, the...
Top Secret Files: World War II
Spies, Secret Missions, and Hidden Facts from World War II
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Spy school, poison pens, exploding muffins, and Night Witches were all a part of World War II, but you won't learn that in your history books! Crack open secret files and read about the mysterious Ghost Army, rat bombs, and doodle bugs. Discover famous spies like the White Mouse, super-agent Garbo,...