Contact the State's Gifted OrganizationThe people in these organizations are very knowledgeable and may have information about qualified testers in their state. 2. Contact the School Administration Office of the Nearest Large CityIf parents are lucky enough to live in or very close to a large city, school systems in large cities usually have a psychologist who does the testing for their gifted program. These psychologists have private practices and often specialize to some d
egree in gifted children.Since Kansas City straddles two states, here are the gifted association links for each state:Missouri: The Gifted Association of Missouri http://www.mogam.org/ Kansas: The Kansas Association for Gifted, Talented and Creative http://www.kgtc.org/ Parents can also tap into public schools that partner with the gifted program from the K12 company. http://www.k12.com/ They also offer testing.“In many states, the inspired K¹² curriculum is available to families at no cost through virtual public schools and distance-learning programs. These are not tutoring programs — they're full-time, tuition-free, public schools using K¹²'s award-winning curriculum.K¹² has partnered with these schools in the belief that all kinds of kids — from gifted children, to those needing a more flexible pace than what is possible in a traditional school — can achieve mastery of the key concepts and skills they need to succeed. It is this mastery that allows children to reach their personal potential.Parents in these home-based public schools benefit from the leading research in education and cognitive science.”
egree in gifted children.Since Kansas City straddles two states, here are the gifted association links for each state:Missouri: The Gifted Association of Missouri http://www.mogam.org/ Kansas: The Kansas Association for Gifted, Talented and Creative http://www.kgtc.org/ Parents can also tap into public schools that partner with the gifted program from the K12 company. http://www.k12.com/ They also offer testing.“In many states, the inspired K¹² curriculum is available to families at no cost through virtual public schools and distance-learning programs. These are not tutoring programs — they're full-time, tuition-free, public schools using K¹²'s award-winning curriculum.K¹² has partnered with these schools in the belief that all kinds of kids — from gifted children, to those needing a more flexible pace than what is possible in a traditional school — can achieve mastery of the key concepts and skills they need to succeed. It is this mastery that allows children to reach their personal potential.Parents in these home-based public schools benefit from the leading research in education and cognitive science.”
