PROBLEM OF INTEGRATING GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN IN AN

INCLUSIVE SITTING

Yahya Umar Magaji

Department of Educational Psychology/Guidance and Counseling

Federal College of Education, Yola

E-mail: magajiyahyaumar@yahoo.com

ABTRACT

This paper focuses on the problem of interacting with gifted and talented children in an inclusive setting. It takes a critical look at the introductory aspect of the subject matter, conceptualization of the framework, various categories of gifted and talented children, characteristics of gifted and talented children, procedures for identification of gifted and talented children, gifted and talented in an inclusive setting, problems of inclusive education of gifted and talented children and strategies for nurturing gifted and talented educational needs.