Byrdseed TV
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Overview
Resources available for nationwide and/or global access.
Gifted Parents
This website is exclusively for parents of gifted children and intended to provide a network of families with shared dynamics become better connected and informed. The mission of the Gifted Parents is to establish, maintain and utilize a global network of member parents to be better connected and informed to increase the chances of providing a strong foundation for a happy and successful future for our children.
Byrdseed & Byrdseed TV
Byrdseed.com describes itself as a resource for teachers, however, I know parents who use this website to learn more about the social-emotional needs of their gifted children, as well as a resource for home learning. who work with gifted and talented students. The author of the website, Ian Byrd, has taken his experience as a gifted child and a former teacher of gifted students (2006-2012) to create Byrdseed.com and Byrdseed.tv. Byrdseed.com is where families can learn the social-emotional challenges of gifted children and how to support those challenges both in school and at home. Byrdseed.tv is where parents can find engaging learning opportunities for their children at home. Over 350 ready to use, video formatted lessons are abundant and available through a membership. Membership is priced at $119.00/annually or $12.99/monthly.
Tools To Grow
Tools to Grow is a very in depth website with resources for a wide range of professionals working with children in a pediatric therapy setting. Gifted children commonly exhibit the need for support in areas such as sensory processing, gross/fine motor skills, handwriting, executive functioning, and social skills, this website is extremely valuable to anyone working directly with gifted children. Various resources combine academic curriculum with strategies to support children in the previously listed areas. There are both free resources and membership only resources. Membership for an individual account is $49.99/annually.