What are advocate strategies for my child?
Meet with the teacher
Meeting with the teacher is considered as the most effective and efficient means in order to ensure there is a clear expectation from both teacher and parent. Students can be given a plan of action that is pre-matched until tested to support their abilities and performance for instruction (Retrieved from https://www.nagc.org/sites/default/files/publication%20php/nagc%20tip%20sheets-advocating%20for%20gifted%20services-final.pdf).
Focus on your child's needs
Focusing on your child's needs after it has been determined what material your child has already mastered offering the most difficult first will help. Do what you can as a parent to provide resources that will condense, modify, or streamline the regular curriculum to help to identify and strengthen your child's abilities. Know what programs are available for your child such as afterschool, Saturday, or summer programs; Colloquium; Advanced Placement, or online classes fit the criteria (Retrieved from https://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/gifted-education-practices/pull-out-programsspecialized-classes and from https://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/gifted-education-practices/curriculum-compacting)..
Request a meeting with an administrator
Request a meeting with an administrator when the teacher is unable to answer all of the asked questions and you as a parent are unable to decipher all the information that has been read. Is a good idea to have the same questions written down so that communication is clear and precise. Preparation with a written timeline or written question suggests that you as a parent are serious about making moves to have your child tested and possibly relocated (Retrieved from https://mcgt.net/supporting-gifted-education-through-advocacy).
Rely on strength in numbers
Rely on strength in numbers after you have done sufficient research, speak with other experienced parents and gauge whether what you are doing is the right way. Find out if there is a different way beyond "theory" that is practical and has worked in the past. If you need to, start a letter or phone campaign to galvanize an audience in case your single voice is not enough to get the level of attention or change intended (Retrieved from https://www.nagc.org/sites/default/files/publication%20php/nagc%20tip%20sheets-advocating%20for%20gifted%20services-final.pdf).
Maintain a positive tone
Keep a positive tone with school personnel: in order to eliminate what may appear as a one size fits all approach suggested by either the teacher, administrators, or district, continue to keep a positive attitude and do not be adversarial. Understand that doing something out of the norm takes times, so patience is a virtue. If something is said that you do not agree with such as a particular assessment, be able to suggest other appropriate multiple non-biased assessments to include a sufficiently trained administrator (Retrieved from https://mcgt.net/supporting-gifted-education-through-advocacy).
Know the policies and laws
Know the policies and laws before speaking with the child, teacher or administrator. Avoid the myths and have some idea of the direction you desire to go and know whether your child is ready and willing. Take time to research the policies and familiarize yourself. Talk to your child and both of you write any of the laws and policies you do not understand in order to get a clear understanding (Retrieved from https://www.nagc.org/sites/default/files/publication%20php/nagc%20tip%20sheets-advocating%20for%20gifted%20services-final.pdf)..
Offer to do a tag-team presentation
Offer to do a tag-team presentation with another invested parent that will benefit the student by focusing on how to design and modify curriculum, and recognize high-ability and advanced students appropriately such as your child. Show how in order to educate your child in the regular classroom, a different design should be encouraged to enhance their creativity, accelerate, and provide depth and complexity in academic subjects (Retrieved from https://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/gifted-education-practices/importance-teachers).
Generate a paper trial
Generate a paper trial and formulate a tentative plan, based on extensive reading, after you as the parent has found ways to develop and maintain a desired academic growth para-plan (Retrieved from https://www.nagc.org/get-involved/advocate-gifted-children).
Contact
Contact your local, state, and national organizations for support and resources. Knowing the current information, structure and the overall leadership of the AIG program helps to provide a solid foundation of understanding (Retrieved from https://www.nagc.org/sites/default/files/publication%20php/nagc%20tip%20sheets-advocating%20for%20gifted%20services-final.pdf).
Create a parent's blog
Create a parent's blog as a resource to serve as a continual reminder that you as a parent are not alone. Your blog can include others as voices and will strengthen and grow if it evaluates everything it does in terms of goals and objectives, and then acts on the results (Retrieved from https://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/education-update/apr16/vol58/num04/Six-Strategies-for-Challenging-Gifted-Learners.aspx).