Acquired brain injury books on teaching students in school
School is the place where students with traumatic and acquired brain injury will face challenges for learning, thinking, developing social skills, managing behaviors and mastering physical abilities. These a
cquired brain injury books on educating students with a
cquired brain injuries and concussion have information and resources for educators, therapists, parents, advocates, and students on brain development and the immediate and long term effects of brain trauma. They provide strategies for learning, tools for understanding changes in behavior, techniques for mastering social skills and information on speech and language for students with brain injuries.
Traumatic brain injury information in the United States:
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (I.D.E.A.) added traumatic brain injury as a special education category in 1991. However, many students with traumatic brain injury are still unidentified and underserved in local schools.
Source: Kimes, K. Lash, M., Savage, R. (2008). Students with Brain Injury. Lash & Associates
This Concussion (mild brain injury) Tool Kit is specially designed for educators, school nurses, peers, and families. It is filled with tools and products to help school staff and parents identify and treat symptoms of concussion at home and in school. Ideal as an educational package for inservices and peer support in school systems with vignettes featuring students discussing the effects of their concussions on cognitive, physical, social and behavioral abilities.
Concussion is the most common type of brain injury among children and adolescents in school. By describing the student-athlete's neighborhood, this manual takes an innovative and comprehensive approach to educating parents, teachers, physicians, coaches, athletic trainers, school nurses, and peers about how the effects of mild brain injury.
Manuals for educators, therapists and parents show how to identify students with brain injuries in school, address cognitive and behavioral challenges in the classroom, and develop educational programs with supports and accommodations. They are full of practical educational and compensatory strategies for the classroom and home with examples on teaching students in school.
Manual with teaching strategies for students with acquired brain injury and challenges with behavior, attention, cognition and language. Includes educational strategies for helping student with a head injury on language demands of English and Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, and Science.
Students with wide range of disabilities candidly discuss their experiences and pros and cons of special education in public schools. Student essays and chapters by parents and professionals give different views of classroom and teaching experiences including, mainstreaming and separate education for students with disabilities in local schools.
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Concussion is a brain injury and it occurs to youths in all sports and recreation programs. The Sports Concussion Tool Kit provides athletic trainers and coaches with a comprehensive concussion program. Specifically designed for middle and high schools as well as community recreation programs, it has been developed by national experts in concussion assessment and management. Because concussions can have physical, cognitive and emotional consequences that extend beyond the playing field, the Sports Concussion Tool Kit is a full educational package that covers:
designing a concussion policy in schools and communities
educating athletic staff about signs and symptoms of concussion
monitoring student athlete's recovery from a concussion
adhering to return to play guidelines after a concussion
communicating with parents about concussion symptoms and recovery
collaborating with educators on classroom supports
Special offer provides savings on 4 manuals filled with information and strategies on teaching and addressing challenging behaviors of students with brain injuries. This is a terrific resource for educators, clinicians and parents.
This booklet helps parents and educators understand how the child’s brain develops and why an acquired brain injury can have both immediate and long-term consequences. It shows how a traumatic injury can disrupt the brain’s development and why changes may show up as the child grows up. By understanding how various regions of the brain develop, families and educators will recognize the relationship between and injury and changes in the child’s physical, cognitive, social, behavioral, and communicative skills.