It is important that parents are also involved in a child’s academic life. However, not many parents may not be well informed when it comes to managing a gifted student, or how to help them prepare for college. These are some websites that I recommend for teachers to share among the parents of their students.
- NAGC Helping Your Gifted Child Succeed (pdf)
This pdf guide on gifted children by the NAGC is meant for parents that can help them to support their child who may have a gifted ability. The guide provides tips on how to help their child grow and succeed at school and at home. The pdf is also available in Spanish for parents who speak Spanish. This helps students from any background have their parents involved in a positive manner. The guide also right off the bat tells parents what traits to look for in a gifted child to see if their child is indeed gifted. That way, it educates parents who in the future can know what it means for their child to be gifted and can look out for these traits on other children that they may have in the future. Unfortunately, the guide does not completely explain the procedure of getting their child to be admitted into gifted programs in their schools and specifically what evidence do they need to show that they are gifted.
- FAFSA basics video
Link: https://youtu.be/LK0bbu0y5AM
This video found on Youtube is intended for high school students who are applying for colleges during the year that they graduate. For students from any income background who don’t know what the FAFSA is or don’t know how to fill it out, this video helps to explain this to students and families who are preparing themselves for college expenses. With this informational video on filling out the FAFSA, students will be able to prevent themselves from any difficulties in college intuition payment while pursuing their higher education.
- FAFSA Walkthrough Spanish Version
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This link is a video found on YouTube that guides students and their families who are not native English speakers in filling out the current FAFSA in Spanish. Latinos are the largest minority group in the U.S. and Spanish is one of the most common languages spoken in the U.S.. This could help high school students who have limited English proficiency make this process much easier. It will also save native English speaking Latino students from translating things from English to Spanish to their parents who may not understand English well when filling out the FAFSA together. The FAFSA is a part of the college application process for every student from every background who needs financial aid. The only limitation this has is that this kind of video walkthrough is not available in different languages such as Mandarin, Punjabi, etc..
●10 Basic Steps in Special Education
Link: https://www.parentcenterhub.org/steps/
The Parent Center Hub website provides a nicely detailed step by step information on the identification process for a child who may have a disability. Parents who suspect that a child may have a disability that is causing their struggles in their academics can take a read on this if they are unsure on what actions to take and how long it may take.
A Curriculum Toolkit 