Web Articles
- For a collection of the articles titled below, Go here.
- For a collection of the articles titled below, Go here.
- Ten Tips for Talking to Teachers
- Assertiveness and Effective Parent Advocacy
- How to Make Parent-Teacher Conferences Worthwhile and Productive
- Learn to Ask Questions, Get Services
- The Power of Advocacy
- Pitfalls in Advocacy Efforts for Gifted and Talented Children
- How to Work with Boards of Education
- Options for Parent Involvement
- A handful of "KNOWS" for parent advocates
- Suggestions for Working with School Boards
- Ideas, Activities, and Projects for Parent Support Groups
- Promoting Gifted Education in Your Community
- Questions Parents of Gifted Students Should Ask Schools
- The Tea and Terrorist Society/Parent Advocacy at the District Level
- Ten Tips for Parents of Students
- What Works!
- Who Are The Gifted?
- Why Should Gifted Education Be Supported?
- Tips for Building Collaborative Relationships with the School
- Tips for Parenting High Ability Children
- Gifted online for a Gifted Education in the 21st Century
See other gifted information at the following websites:
- Acceleration/advocacy issues - http://nationdeceived.org/
- Davidson Institute for Talent Development - http://www.ditd.org/
- Facts press-kit - http://presskit.ditd.org/GD_Press_Room_Files/gd04_giftededfacts.html
- FAQs - http://www.ericec.org/gifted/gt-faqs.html
- Federal Javits Program - http://www.ed.gov/programs/javits/index.html
- Genius Denied - http://www.geniusdenied.com
- Gifted Children - http://gifted-children.com/
- Glossary - http://members.aol.com/svennord/ed/GiftedGlossary.htm
- Hoagies' Gifted Education Page - http://www.hoagiesgifted.org
- Hoagies' Kids and Teens Page - http://www.hoagieskids.org
- Legal rights - http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content4/legal.rights.gifted.ed.html
- Links to other gifted sites - http://students.ed.uiuc.edu/ljgriffi/project/giftedinfo.htm
- National Association for Gifted Children - http://www.nagc.org
- Parent references http://dmoz.org/Reference/Education/K_through_12/Gifted_Education/Parents/
- World - http://www.worldgifted.org/
Order the IAGC publication, A Guide for Parents: Overseeing Your Gifted Child's Education, by Sally Walker (IAGC Executive Director) and Sandra Schmulbach
Find answers to these questions:
- How do I know if my child is gifted?
- What kind of education does my child need?
- What is a quality gifted program?
- Does my child's school have to have a gifted program?
- How can I guide my child at home?
- How can I speak up for my child?
- How can I effectively advocate for my child in school?
- What is the legislative process in
- Are there other ways or places where I can get support?
Also included are:
- Text of a Suggested Legislative Letter
- Web sites for Parents and Educators
- Periodicals that are parent friendly
Volume discounts are available. Click here for the IAGC Publication Order Form.