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4.2.8 An Introduction to Understanding Your High Ability Student
Purpose: To aid parents / legal guardians of newly identified gifted students understand what that means and what resources are available.
Rationale: The world of gifted education can be overwhelming in the beginning. This session will endeavor to provide parents/legal guardians with a basic understanding of gifted, including asynchronous development, social and emotional needs, advocating, and where to find resources including, but not limited to, those through their state agencies, National Association for Gifted Children and the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children. This will be done in order to provide foundational understanding and a voice for advocacy.