Trina Hira
Coordinator of
Gifted and Talented
Program Services

651-604-3749

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"Research has shown that academic achievement of gifted and talented students has improved
when parents attend SENG Discussion Group"
- Dr. James Webb

SENG (Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted) is a 10-session series for parents of gifted, talented, creative children of all ages. The series is based on the book, Guiding the Gifted Child, by Dr. James Webb and is designed to increase understanding of the social and emotional needs of gifted children and their families.

Particular emphasis is placed on practical techniques and skills that have "take home value". Parents of gifted children meet in a small group with two facilitators to discuss parenting issues, characteristics of these children, and decisions that need to be made. Parents obtain information and have opportunities to share advice and swap parenting recipes.

Group facilitator is Patrick Dallas, Centennial School District Psychologist. Patrick is a trained SENG group facilitators and has led over 35 SENG groups.

SENG Group Discussion Information

Roseville Area Schools will offer a SENG Parent Group

Fall of 2010 at the Fairview Community Center .

Monday, September 13 from 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Monday, September 20 from 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Monday, September 27 from 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Monday, October 4 from 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Monday, October 11 from 3:30-5:00 p.m.

 Monday, October 18 from 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Topics for the SENG Discussion Group

Group 1: Characteristics/Identification

Group 2: Motivation

Group 3: Discipline

Group 4: Stress Management

Group 5: Communication of Feelings

Group 6: Peer Relations

Group 7: Sibling Relations

Group 8: Tradition Breaking

Group 9: Depression

Group 10: Parent Relations

Internet Links you may find useful

The Clustering Model:Delivering Challenge for Gifted Students (PowerPoint Presentation)

Parents of Gifted Students Discussion Forum (http://giftedissues.davidsongifted.org/BB/ubbthreads.php/forums/1/3/Parenting_and_Advocacy.html)

Recommended Books for Talented Readers - Liz Fogarty 2006

Recommended Books for Young Talented Readers - Liz Fogarty 2007

Gifted Education Press

According to the publisher: "We're all on a mission to advance the well-being of gifted education, and we all share a vision of excellence in this field. At this time in our nation's history, it is important to maintain our leadership in education, science and the humanities. Therefore, I am asking the readers of Gifted Education Press Quarterly for your support to insure that we can continue publishing this Quarterly. Please consider sending a few dollars to help defray the costs of producing this important periodical in the gifted education field. We have been publishing GEPQ for 23 years with the goal of including all viewpoints on educating the gifted. Their address is: Gifted Education Press; 10201 Yuma Court; P.O. Box 1586; Manassas, VA 20109."

A Guide to finding some of the information on the web site:

1. Topic Listing, Issue numbers and contents, and Key Words List - http://www.giftededpress.com/gepqnw.htm
2. Look for the link to most CURRENT & PREVIOUS ISSUES.
3. If after reading sample Issues, you would like to receive a Complimentary Online Subscription to Gifted Education Press Quarterly (GEPQ), contact the publisher at Gifted@GiftedEdPress.Com with your request. As an Online Subscriber, you will automatically receive New Online Issues when they come out, and you will be able to read all previous Online Issues of Gifted Education Press Quarterly back to 1987.
4. There are links to: The Center for Gifted in Glenview, Illinois, Gifted Education Press Discussion Board for Teachers, Parents and Program Administrators, LINKS for Articles from Gifted Education Press Quarterly by Donna Y. Ford & Colleagues.
5. STEM related materials

See the directions below to access the Members-Only Online Version on the Gifted Education Press Web Site. GEPQ Online contains all previous issues (for reference purposes) back to the April 1987 issue.

Read the Spring 2011 issue of the Illinois Journal for Gifted Children - Gifted Child Advocacy.

If you know a colleague or friend who would like a complimentary copy of an Online Issue, tell them to send their request to: gifted@giftededpress.com. In addition, please see the information on our Web Site about our books on creative thinking, humanities, science and mathematics.

Contact me if you have any ideas for new articles or books that GEP can publish. Thank you. Maurice Fisher, Ph.D., Publisher

To read and print previous issues of Gifted Education Press Quarterly, please do the following:

1. Go to our Web Site at http://www.GiftedEdPress.com
2. The Home Page (scroll to the bottom of the page) will show our name and address, etc., a tree, and several choice buttons.
3. Go to the next to last cell in the first column -- "Click Here to Enter Your Special Access Codes" -- and Click it.
4. Type in the following User Name in small letters -- gepq
5. Type in the following Password in small letters -- gep621
   Click OK

Keep your User Name and Password for future access to GEPQ Online. All future issues will be available on this Web Page at the beginning of September, December, March, June.

Happy Reading!