Strategies for Teaching Children Gifted in Elementary Mathematics

Federal legislation has mandated that a ll children with special education needs should have those specific needs met by the school. Included in this special education group along with the learning disabled, physically handicapped, and mentally reta rded are the gifted and ta lented children. This public mandate and reawakened interest in the early identi fica tion and education of gifted and talented children has brought into sharp focus some serious curriculum problems and interesting challenges to teachers.