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Name:   Children Above 180 IQ (Stanford-Binet): Origin and Development
Author(s)
 
 
Hollingworth, L
Topics
 
 
GT Research, Identification
Source
 
 
World Book Company (Reprint edition may be ordered from Ayer Company Publishers) ISBN: 0405064675
Copyright
 
 
1942 (Reprint 1975)
Description
 
 
This is Hollingworth's classic set of case studies of 12 children above 180 IQ. For most of the 20th century, this book was the definitive work on profoundly gifted children. It is an absolute must-read for anyone who is raising, teaching, counseling, or assessing a profoundly gifted child. The book consists of detailed case studies of the 12 children, including early childhood developmental history; school history and adjustment; test performance on a variety of measures; examples of children's work; and, as far as was possible to trace, their progress into adulthood. The book concludes with chapters that summarize the findings of the studies and raise specific issues relating to schooling, leadership, creativity, and parenting.
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6/21/2007
 
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Contributed by: DITD Team Member  
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It's the classic book on profoundly gifted young people, full of timeless developmental information and insightful observations.
 
Contributed by: Parent of Davidson Young Scholar  
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If the statistics seem a bit dry, skip ahead to Part 3--"General Principles and Applications". I found these chapters to be particularly thought provoking and enlightening, making the earlier chapters open up in a way that they hadn't upon first reading.
 
Contributed by: Parent of Davidson Young Scholar  
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I recommend every parent of a PG child read this book. It was reprinted in the 60's and may actually be ordered through online book stores (that's how I got mine). It must also be available through interlibrary loans. Leta Hollingworth's work laid the foundation for the study of PG people. You will be amazed to find in this book the roots for practically all the ideas used in modern research and education of PG. The book discusses historical cases of obviously PG children before the invention of IQ tests, then covers several PG children found by Terman and his staff, and then 12 PG children found and followed by Hollingworth herself. Each story includes some dry statistical material, but the author's comments and conclusions are the most valuable.
 
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