Many International Organizations have pledged for education for all children irrespective of gender, race, social background, disabilities or any such factor. Mauritius has joined the international move and has taken a number of initiatives to facilitate education for all children, including those with special needs. It has been found that our mainstream classes at the primary level do include children with learning difficulties in mathematics. Taking into consideration the importance of mathematics in the school curriculum and opportunities that it offers for further education and job opportunities in Mauritius, it is imperative to develop ways and means to help these children in their learning of mathematics. A strategy training program comprising of cognitive and meta-cognitive elements to solve word problems in mathematics has been designed and a sample of Standard IV pupils have been trained with this program. Data obtained from pretest and post-test and observations conducted through the training sessions have shown that this strategy training has been effective in helping children with learning difficulties in mathematics in problem solving. It has also helped these children to develop a positive attitude towards mathematics and have successful experiences with mathematics. These children need to be given opportunities and guidance to overcome the barriers to education and teachers need to have positive expectations from these children and provide all the necessary support to help them.