Bibliotherapeutic Literature Appropriate for Gifted Children: Examination of Three Books

• Main Authors: Nurten Karacan-Özdemir, Desen Yalım Yaman, Mustafa Kurtoğlu, Ahmet Ayaz, Özgür Osman Demir
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkish Journal of Giftedness and Education 2019-06-01
• Series: Turkish Journal of Giftedness and Education
• Subjects: bibliotherapy; counseling; gifted children
• Online Access: http://talentjournal.net/publications/cilt9/1/tuzed_2019_9_1_karacan-ozdemir-et%20al.pdf

Gifted students may experience psychosocial difficulties. One of the therapeutic tools that, can be used by counselors in supporting them by taking their interest and skill in reading book into consideration, is bibliotherapy. It reflects using literature for helping children to overcome their problems. Choosing the appropriate book for bibliotherapy is crucial point to make the process productive. Research on the books that can be used through bibliotherapy with gifted students seems to be limited; led this study. This study examined three books in terms of the content regarding psychosocial difficulties experienced by gifted students and their appropriateness for bibliotherapy applications for gifted children at primary school level. The outstanding contents in the books were relationship problems, labeling and loneliness, difficulties with self / identity development, and perfectionism. According to results, the books included contents regarding the difficulties that gifted students might experience; hence could be used with gifted students by counselors.