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How to Communicate Effectively with Your Gifted Child’s Public School

This article provides parents of gifted students with a wealth of advice on communicating with their gifted students’ public school…

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How to Make a Portfolio for your Gifted Student

This article by Christine Neville is a guide and “How To” for parents on creating a portfolio that will demonstrate…

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Tips for Parents: How to Advocate for your Gifted Student at School

This Tips for Parents article, authored by Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik, Ph.D., is from a seminar she hosted exclusively for Young Scholar…

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What is a Gifted Student?

Definition & Characteristics of Gifted Students The “gifted students” definition can at times be difficult to clarify. The National Association…

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Types of Challenges Gifted Students Face

The challenges that gifted students can face can be surprising to those who believe the myth that they do not…

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When Blended Learning Becomes Calvinball

This article by Dr. Stacy Hawthorne, the Davidson Academy’s Director of Online Learning, was originally published on the State of…

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How Does a Child Get into a Gifted Program?

Getting a child into a gifted program can be a confusing process for parents, especially because the policies for gifted…

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Underachievement in Gifted Students

Underachievement is an issue that can be especially impactful among gifted students, particularly those who are profoundly gifted. Profoundly gifted…