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Summer Reading for Gifted Kids & Adults
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Summer Reading for Gifted Kids & Adults
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Written by: Lisa Conrad
The good ol' summertime … traditionally a time to relax and oftentimes – read. The benefits of summer reading are numerous. For gifted kids, summer reading can be a way to relax; time to explore their passions. It is a good time for these kids to assess what it means to be gifted and how to deal with associated feelings. It can also be a time to read the Classics which may not be covered during the school year. Summer reading for gifted adults can be a time to catch up on reading wish lists; a pastime during vacations.
Finding age-appropriate books for gifted readers is always a challenge. Asynchronous development can make it difficult when reading levels far surpass maturity levels.
Resource: Literature to Guide Gifted Students; Article is an excerpt from Volume XXXVVI, Issue 2, 2017 of TEMPO, the official peer-reviewed journal of the Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented (TAGT).
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