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  Gifted children display above-average intelligence and emotional sensitivity. Educating gifted children can be challenging, because even though they often outperform their peers they may receive poor grades because of boredom with the curriculum. There are several educational tools available for gifted children to help them succeed at a level they can be proud of and achieve their fullest potential.
  
  

Hoagies' Gifted Education Page

• Hoagies' Gifted Education Page is designed as a resource for gifted children and their parents and educators. The Online High School Courses and Curriculum page is a massive list of free online educational materials for gifted children. Sometimes gifted children are understimulated or bored in regular high-school settings, so extracurricular education can provide the education needed for gifted children to grow academically. Subjects offered include staples such as mathematics, English composition and science, as well as computer programming and music theory for more advanced students.
  
  

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

• Often, a child must complete an intelligence test with a score that identifies him as gifted before he is eligible to receive special services from the school that will help to meet his unique needs. The Weschler Intelligence Scale is a commonly administered test, though sometimes school boards will administer their own test instead. The Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children, unlike the IQ test, is administered verbally. The child must identify patterns, demonstrate verbal reasoning and show his ability to group items into categories. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children can be ordered online. Before administering the test to the child, ask the local school board how they identify gifted children.
  
  

The Twice Exceptional Guide

• The Twice Exceptional Guide is a resource for the parents and educators of gifted children with special needs. It is available as a free PDF file online at the website of the Ohio Department of Education. Many gifted children also have disabilities such as general anxiety disorder or a pervasive developmental disorder such as autism or Asperger's Syndrome. The Twice Exceptional Guide gives advice on how to identify educate gifted children with a variety of educational strategies to meet their unique needs.
  
  

Gifted Education Advocacy Toolkit

• Special-needs children with developmental disabilities aren't the only ones who might need advocates to keep them from being placed in poorly designed classes. Parents and educators often must fight for the rights of gifted children to get access to the educational resources they need to fulfill their potential. The Advocacy Toolkit from the National Association for Gifted Children includes the reasons gifted children need advocates, along with guides on how to advocate for gifted children on the local, state and federal levels, and instructions for bringing awareness to state officials and educators The Advocacy Toolkit also provides a list of support groups and updates on the educational issues being addressed in Congress.