Providing For The Gifted And Talented Children With Disability In Nigeria: A Rethink

Abstract

This paper focuses attention on the education of gifted and talented children with one form of disability or the other. It discusses the major problems facing the education of gifted children with disability in Nigeria. It also points to the need for a way forward in assisting this category of children to measure up with other children given the necessary opportunity. The paper recommends that conferences should be devoted to the problems of the gifted handicapped children. Also, efforts should be made to create public awareness of the needs of the gifted handicapped learners in our society.

African Journal of Cross-Cultural psychology and sport facilitation (AJCPSF) Vol. 8 2006: pp. 71-79