Discusses the presence of math anxiety in otherwise gifted secondary students. It suggests the use of bibliotherapy and offers a sample lesson plan focused on the children's book, "Math Curse," to help students see mathematics as a tool for making life easier. An appendix provides an annotated listing of teacher resources on math anxiety. (DB)

This article presents suggestions for classroom teachers to help prevent and reduce math anxiety for students, particularly students with learning disabilities. The use of a "mathitude" survey to assess dispositions toward math is discussed, as well as using journal writing, cooperative learning, the Internet, and bibliotherapy to address anxiety.…