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Parent Resources:
Organizations:

National Association for Gifted Children
information about giftedness and issues in gifted education, resources, conventions
www.nagc.org

Virginia Association of the Gifted
http://vagifted.org

LEAP (Loudoun Education Alliance of Parents)
www.lcps.org

Council for Exceptional Children
www.cectag.org

University of Connecticut
http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~wwwgt

For parents of precocious readers:

http://www.just-for-kids.com/gifted.html

http://als.lib.wi.us/MRList.html

http://bertiekingore.com/gtchildreninlit.htm

http://higifted.org/giftedreaders.aspx

Programs and special summer opportunities:

College of William and Mary
The College of William and Mary pre-collegiate programs:
Saturday and Summer enrichment programs for high ability learners
http://education.wm.edu/centers/cfge/precollegiate/index.php

George Mason University summer camps
www.summercamps.gmu.edu

Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth
Talent Search, and online, summer, and weekend offerings for high ability learners Pre-K - 12
http://cty.jhu.edu

Stanford University
http://epgy.stanford.edu/

Summer Institute for the Gifted
Residential summer programs for high level learners, ages 9 - 17,
held on various college campuses
www.giftedstudy.org

University of Virginia
University of Virginia Saturday and Summer enrichment :
Saturday programs (five sessions) for high ability learners in grades K - 5,
two week summer residential program for high level learners in Grades 5 - 11
http://curry.virginia.edu/community-programs/student-enrichment/sep

Test information:
Parents interested in more information about the NNAT (Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test) might be interested in these explanations.
http://www.pearsonassessments.com/NR/rdonlyres/F79BD2C3-574D-4C3E-AFF3-00A3BBD48113/0/NNAT_TR.pdf

http://www.dukegiftedletter.com/articles/vol5no4_tt.html

Catalogs:

MindWare
2100 County Road C West
Roseville, MN 55113

1-800-999-0398
www.mindwareonline.com

Prufrock Press
P.O.Box 8813
Waco, TX 76714-8813

1-800-998-2208
www.prufrock.com

These links are provided for information purposes only and are not an advertisement or endorsement by LCPS. All responsibility for inquiries, applications, and/or participation is solely that of parents or guardians.