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Introduction

The American Association for Gifted Children* is associated with Duke University, and advocates for gifted children through gifted education research, promotion of gifted education, and the award of scholarships. Research papers and newsletters are available for a nominal membership fee.

Resources Available to Parents

The AAGC publishes Working Papers to disseminate research information to parents and educators of the gifted. The most recent papers include:

• Ability Grouping: Myth, Reality, and Implications for the Education of the Gifted
• The Presidential Scholars: Portrait of Talent and its Development
• New Media, Education, and the Gifted
• Homeschooling Resource List

Additionally, there is a list of articles and resources of interest to the parents of gifted children in St. Johns County. These include:

• Your Preschooler Might Be Gifted
• Books for Parents
• Enrichment Activities and Resources
• Identification and Testing: Characteristics and Traits of a Gifted Preschooler
• National Organizations
• Parent Resources Guides
• School Preparation

Programs

AAGC has procured and awarded scholarships for the Presidential Scholars Program, which recognizes 141 outstanding high school graduates each year. In addition, AAGC awards the Straka Scholarship to college bound students.

* If you click the link and look in the title bar of the web page, you will see that the designer of the website misspelled “Association”. Ironic.

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