Parent Resources
RESOURCES for PARENTS
All parents want to ensure that their child receives the best educational experience possible. When you’re the parent of a gifted student, whether she’s formally been identified or not, you are likely searching for information on how best to meet your child’s unique intellectual and emotional needs. Perhaps your high-achiever has trouble staying engaged or organized. Maybe you’re seeking additional enrichment opportunities to challenge your ever-curious learner. You probably have a backpack full of questions about giftedness, its impact on your child’s learning, and ways to support and nurture your gifted student’s interests and talents. Here below is a curated list of articles, organizations, and websites to provide answers and information, to offer advice and support, and to explain aspects of gifted education that may seem foreign or unfamiliar. Additional resources will continue to be added–because gifted education is a dynamic field with new data surfacing constantly.
ARTICLES
Using Mentor Texts to Enhance Writing
Talking with Your Child About Giftedness
Toys & Games for Gifted Children
ORGANIZATIONS & WEBSITES
National Association for Gifted Children – supporting those who enhance the growth and development of gifted and talented children through education, advocacy, community building, and research.
SENG – a nonprofit empowering families and communities to guide gifted and talented individuals to reach their goals.
Acceleration Institute – website informing parents, educators, researchers, and policymakers of the research and practices concerning academic acceleration.
Hoagies Gifted Education Page – the all-things-gifted site, full of resources, articles, books and links to help and support parents, teachers, and gifted children alike.
MENSA – website dedicated to identifying and fostering human intelligence.
Exquisite Minds – website offering support to parents and educators who want to challenge children to find new and constructive ways to look at the world.
